Floating the yuan would also relieve the monetary authorities of self-defeating exchange rate intervention.
And, in the end, was the overarching ambition -- no matter how understandable -- ultimately self-defeating?
Though the regime has powerful domestic reasons for a satellite launch, abroad it will be self-defeating.
The practical problem is that the proposed bill will become so tough that it is self-defeating.
U. handouts that were mostly squandered on fostering unsustainable real estate bubbles and self-defeating energy policies.
This urge to shore up wealth is self-defeating in aggregate, as it curbs spending and incomes.
It is self-defeating, since a country without allies forfeits influence the more it stands alone.
Every now and then, however, the self-defeating consequences of anti-economics may be worth pointing out.
But this is where the Obama administration's rigid ideology comes into play beginning with flawed, self-defeating legalistic arguments.
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Each is engaged in a collectively self-defeating, yet individually rational, attempt to take rent from the other.
Anxiety is especially self-defeating when people focus on the fear itself, rather than the task at hand.
And they can be self-defeating: It's tough to learn or feel cared for in a prison-like setting.
So both sides of the political spectrum have a motivation not to act in a self-defeating way.
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That starts with aggressive, principled diplomacy without self-defeating preconditions, but with a cleareyed understanding of our interests.
And at an age when every day is precious, brooding over what might have been is self-defeating.
Democrats wasted trillions on silly, self-defeating welfare programs and Republicans matched them on silly, self-defeating foreign policies.
It was easy to see that underneath this behavior was the self-defeating combination of bravado fueled by fear.
As in his earlier book, Mr Thant justly argues against the self-defeating futility of Western sanctions on Myanmar.
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's HD DVD has been a self-defeating mess, confusing consumers and slowing acceptance of DVDs boasting high-definition picture quality.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has dismissed the bonus cap as "self-defeating".
Damaging Tod's would have been a peculiarly self-defeating strategy for Italy's ruling party.
Because if everyone - governments, households and companies - simultaneously tries to save more, that effort will be self-defeating.
Because it is often human input that makes the products of these industries valuable, cutting labour would be self-defeating.
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Bush's confused and self-defeating policies towards Lebanon are a direct consequence of his policies towards Israel and the Palestinians.
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The questions were worded to avoid alienating the gas nationalists but also to avoid a self-defeating and costly renationalisation.
But the administration has compounded its vague goals with self-defeating clarity on methods.
Rome was not built in a day and trying to completely change your financial life all at once is self-defeating.
The Foundation warned this was "self-defeating" and that people aspiring to increase their hours and income should not be penalised.
It goes without saying that resources are limited in our recession-ravaged economies ... but disinvesting in seed corn is obviously self-defeating.
But I do think at a certain level women have to look at whether or not their behavior is self-defeating to a certain extent.
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