Sentences with phrase «proved ineffective»

I have always tried to parent him in a gentle, positive manner but my «time ins» have proved ineffective.

Myth: President Obama is proposing to expand Head Start — a program that doesn't work — or expand the federal investment in early childhood education when the federal efforts so far have proved ineffective.

Maternal postnatal depression (PND) is common with a prevalence in the developed world of around 13 % 1 and a far higher prevalence in some developing world contexts.2, 3,4 There is a considerable body of evidence attesting to the fact that PND limits a mother's capacity to engage positively with her infant, with several studies showing that PND compromises child cognitive, behavioural and emotional development.5 It has proved difficult to predict PND antenatally6 and, in any event, preventive interventions have largely proved ineffective.7 Research and clinical attention has, therefore, been focused on the treatment of manifest PND.

What doesn't work Other prevention approaches have proved ineffective in repeated tests.

That kind of thinking has proved ineffective so far and things are just getting worse now that population increase, the industrialization of more regions of the world and technological development are increasing our impact on nature to unprecedented levels; we need to replace broken systems instead of just applying duct tape.

In the early years, the IWC proved ineffective.

Most noticeably, they realized that 1970s - era tools such as pickets and marches proved ineffective, as evidenced by how easily MoMA could ignore 200 protestors from the Women's Caucus for Art.

This, of course, is roughly the same approach that's proved ineffective failed so spectacularly at addressing so many other complex issues, including drug enforcement, immigration policy, gays in the military, and so forth.

RIM's attempt to stomp out jailbreaking proved ineffective early Wednesday.

HP had also launched a smartphone, the Veer 4G based on webOS, but that also proved ineffective at capturing the attention of consumers.

Myth: President Obama is proposing to expand Head Start — a program that doesn't work — or expand the federal investment in early childhood education when the federal efforts so far have proved ineffective.

Traditional methods of enforcing school keep - clears such as deploying foot patrols or Mobile CCTV Vehicles have largely proved ineffective and cost prohibitive as compliance over the longer term is best achieved with a consistent and continuous method.

The weapon proved ineffective on the Kree warrior, but it did save Xandar from destruction after Ronan's ship crashed.

Further research proved it ineffective, though.

The book also sheds light on some of the misleading trends in the food industry and how micromanaging nutrition and nutrients has proved ineffective in the face of the American obesity epidemic.

In terms of heart disease, Drs. Ingenbleek and McCully have shown sulfur deficiency not only leads to high homocysteine levels, but is the likeliest reason some clinical trials using B6, B12 and folate interventions have proved ineffective for the prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

«A particular intervention «makes sense,» becomes common practice — and often becomes the so - called «standard of care» — only to be proved ineffective when the therapy is subjected to scientific investigation.»

Stoke therapies that worked on small animals such as mice more often than not proved ineffective in human strokes.

So far, however, the ministry's clampdown has proved ineffective.

So why are UK scientists still conducting antiquated experiments on animals that have, for decades, proved ineffective, while modern non-animal testing methods have advanced by leaps and bounds?

Ultimately the restrictions proved ineffective, but thirty years on, the government is once more trying to shut down local democracy.

While outraging civil liberties groups, control orders have also proved ineffective in curbing terrorism.

Ministers are understood to have been enraged by the Met's failure to get a grip on the situation on Monday but there was widespread understanding of why it would have adopted a public order approach to fast - changing and unique circumstances, even if it proved ineffective.

But too often this year our offense was proved ineffective.

Your plan may look beautiful, but without a solid understanding of your own intentions in business, it's likely to lack coherence and, ultimately, prove ineffective.

Into this category fall things like unnecessary tests, higher - than - needed levels of care or surgeries that have proven ineffective.

Yes, it could bring in more federal troops,» he added, «but so far, that has proven ineffective at suppressing heroin production.»

However, with other «alternative monetary policy instruments» like quantitative easing proving ineffective since the crisis, it may be time to look to negative rates in places like the UK and USA should another recession take hold.

Instead of hiring someone to implement the same strategy you've proven ineffective, either drop the time and money investment, or hire a strategist to help you change what you're doing to get better results.

But the tax itself may also prove ineffective.

If, as I suggested in my previous post, monetary policy is proving ineffective and if fiscal policy needs to be a big part of the solution, then we must consider what for many has become the unthinkable.

Many traditional short - cuts like the P / E ratio and ROE have proven ineffective over time.

They should do so even if they think that the President's policy will prove ineffective, do no good, waste money, or entail unforeseen risks; they should do so even if they think he has gotten the nation into this situation by blunders, fecklessness, arrogance, or naiveté; and they should so even if, and especially, if they have no confidence in his judgment.

But what if this persuasion proves ineffective, because the people are recalcitrant?

So you take the gun you keep in the glove compartment of your car and shoot your brother, at first just to get him to stop» shooting at the sky and then shooting him in the leg» but when that proves ineffective, you shoot to kill.

· Low - fat diets proven ineffective for long - term weight loss in November 2015 Australian Food News reported on a study which found those following a low - fat diet will not experience greater long - term weight loss than those following a higher - fat diet.

Perez and Bernabeu boss Carlo Ancelotti have drawn up a list of youthful talents as Real Madrid look to bring in new additions who can form the nucleus of the club's first team for the future, with the added proviso being that said targets have a strong sell - on value should they prove ineffective.

But it does explain why harsh punishments so often prove ineffective over the long term in motivating troubled young people to succeed.

I believe that you have to change the way you parent if what you've been doing up until now has proven ineffective.

So, if external soothing techniques prove ineffective or overly stimulating, consider whether your baby just needs to cry for a brief spell by herself to release tension and settle down.

Putting aside one's natural distaste for the product, what is most distressing to me is the fact that the ammonia treatment itself has been proven ineffective in eliminating pathogens.

If that proves ineffective, she should buy a long extension cord for her hair dryer, and warn her spouse that if he doesn't dry his hemorrhoids, then she will.

By comparison, this same independent watchdog complained that America's «complex and fragmented» administration has proven ineffective in deterring excessive risk - taking and fending off threats to the financial system.

But given the hostile response to Harriet Harman's coded warning to «think not who you like and who makes you feel comfortable - think who actually will be able to reach out to the public and actually listen to the public and give them confidence», interpreted as an «anyone but Corbyn» call, that may prove ineffective.

Wilson and national Democrats insist the attack has proven ineffective in past campaigns and will not effect the race this time either.

Certainly, every tactic de Blasio had employed as mayor in dealing with Cuomo, his former boss in the Clinton administration housing department, had proven ineffective.

But, this approach has proven ineffective on several levels, including the condition in which many landlords keep the cluster units - they had been found to be in the worst condition of all shelter types by the DOI.

In addition, when probed about the details of a lie in research settings many children prove ineffective, blurting out the truth as they seek to explain the falsehood or exposing their deceit though facial expressions — such as a big smile, Talwar said.

Into this category fall things like unnecessary tests, higher - than - needed levels of care or surgeries that have proven ineffective.

An experimental drug for treating the syndrome has proven ineffective in clinical trials.