Sentences with phrase «to backfire»

The $ 19.99 technique may actually backfire when a consumer is most concerned about quality, say, in a luxury item.

Samba was meant to be the man to keep QPR in the Premier League in 2013, but that plan spectacularly backfired as the Congo international made ten forgettable appearances before being sold back to former club Anzhi.

However, if you go overboard with your cardio, could the excessive training volume actually backfire on you and decrease your metabolism?

While these changes were intended to raise thrift earnings, they often backfired when inexperienced lenders made mistakes, and weak thrifts used the new powers to gamble unsuccessfully for recovery (Kane 1989).

It's a bad idea with a high risk of backfiring on you.

Will this singular decision of not to sell Sanchez this summer, and if taken by Le Prof not backfire for not allowing Sanchez to exit the club this summer?

Chef Casper, a newbie at Twitter, challenges the critic to come back and try a more ambitious menu; however, this plan backfires as his boss nixes the plan again for the original menu.

It can easily backfire if people suspect you of opportunistic pandering, suspect you of not being authentic.

Another gamble to grant Scotland an independence referendum almost backfired spectacularly in 2014, but the UK survived and so did the PM.

And in such cases, the education endeavor can even backfire badly on the career prospects of the individual.

Opening unnecessary accounts can also backfire when you need to make a big purchase and find that your score has dropped causing you to no longer qualify for the best rates.

Didn't backfire only because of Cech and poor shot accuracy by Bournemouth.

Caving to US bullying and lack of due process will not only backfire in the long run but encourage other countries and businesses to sideline them altogether.

And although skipping breakfast may not always backfire with increased weight, the fact that you lack the energy for exercising may reflect negatively on your efforts.

Some customers may return for other reasons, and in some cases, those reasons can even backfire for your business.

Second, strong language or images like a red flag sometimes backfire by reinforcing beliefs, even if they are marked as false.

A number of existing and emerging EU policies and initiatives to green plastics, packaging, fuels and more through plant - based sources are at risk of backfiring with big social and environmental impacts, according to a new report from Friends of the Earth Europe.

When you put the word euphoria and the name of Mario Balotelli in the same formula the outcome of that combination will most likely backfire at you and results could be catastrophic.

That does backfire at times, as different people have different interests.

Despite Gordon Brown's infamous attempt to use the threat of an election as a political weapon to destabilise the Conservatives in September 2007 (which backfired badly), a fixed - term Parliament was also shoe - horned into Labour's recent manifesto.

The only reason he plays right now is because Klopp decided to rotate his guys around the congestive holiday period (which btw backfired big time last week for him against Everton).

The company quoted too hefty a price for the phone and some of their strategies backfired as well.

They tried a three at the back approach for clashes with Man City and Arsenal, but that formation usually backfires when used against the Blues, who are masters at matching sides man for man in their now favoured set up.

Avoid listing your property at the lowest rental price to attract more tenants; it will likely backfire because it will attract tenants who are only focused on price and who will leave in search of the next lower priced unit.

It could also ultimately backfire on the Republicans, though.

Well, that idea completely backfired on me!

But then again, the advertising campaign for Devil backfired horribly which was evident by the number of wholehearted laughs that the trailers would elicit from me when the words «From the mind of M. Night Shyamalan» came on screen.

It is therefore possible that the familiarity backfire effect only exists in older adult populations.

But they can very well backfire as well.

But the move backfired somewhat when WNY LGBT advocates noted that Stachowski had voted «no» on gay marriage.

Getting a home loan is a major financial decision that can really backfire if not handled properly.

Excellent reporting by Dan Duray on GalleristNY reveals the lawsuit between art printer, Robert Blanton of Brand X, who developed a monoprint technique that had to convince Christopher Wool to try out by cutting an unorthodox deal that would eventually backfire into a lawsuit against the artist and his gallery:

Sometimes having the stars backfires like «ALl the King's Men» when the cast was paraded out onto the stage before the film started, but when the light hit the balcony for the customary curtain call, not a one of them had stayed, not Penn, Gandolfini, Hopkins, Winslet, Law, Ruffalo nor Clarkson... ouch... obviously they were painfully were aware of the terrible film they had just been seen in.

It's just too bad his plan totally backfired when he wished her happy birthday a day early.

Jevons» Paradox revisited: The evidence for backfire from improved energy efficiency.

Being dishonest about your features or your interests will just backfire at some point.

That strategy backfired so I am currently dividing the house in sections and tackling one by one and resist the frustration that some will have to wait a while.

We employed means that involved the violation of laws, and we resented those who pointed out the moral questionableness of such means and were shocked when our efforts backfired against our cause.

Kramer reported Bloomberg's remarks have now backfired in a big way.

Although this type of strategy may succeed if the former employee is timid, it will almost certainly backfire if the employee is prepared to take the issue to trial.

Most people try to calm down when facing high - stakes situations, but that approach backfires by increasing rumination about what could go wrong.

Well - intentioned changes often backfire due to their authors» insufficient knowledge of the sector they are attempting to interfere with.