Children who are able to verbalise pain report it to be an ineffective strategy and this is assumed to also be true of babies.

Although in certain domains, such as memorization, it appears that ironic effects of attempting to remember vary with the level of mental control over mnemonic processing and may be due simply to implementation of ineffective mental strategies.

Scientific studies have shown that oral administration of 19-norandrostenedione is "a very ineffective strategy for stimulating skeletal muscle mass increases but may be associated with side effects".

It also stated that the notion of an "adults-only policy" would be a dubious, ineffective strategy which would be difficult to enforce.

But like so many Americans, he believes these evils can be diminished only by continuing the patently ineffective strategy of prohibition.

Confirming what is already known is thus viewed as an ineffective strategy for theory improvement.

Opting out was shown to be an ineffective strategy.

"Simply pulling people out of poverty with increased welfare payments is a dangerous and ineffective strategy," he said.

Let us be honest: our ineffective and expensive strategy is tempting no one.

Malogolowkin MH, Katzenstein H, Krailo MD, et al.: Intensified platinum therapy is an ineffective strategy for improving outcome in pediatric patients with advanced hepatoblastoma.