This is false and it could backfire.

But the strategy of embracing poor friendly policies that deliver little real relief could backfire.

That can have serious consequences.

Any attempted vacation backfires.

Failure to recognize this point can have significant consequences.

Each alternative could have serious implications for India.

This too can carry consequences, especially for women.

Their failure would have dire consequences for the entire region.

Though QE might work in a debtor economy with a flexible financial system like the US, it could backfire in a creditor economy with a conservative financial system.

Europeans may be too tired and divided to play a significant role in world politics, which could have dire consequences for Europe in this time of global realignment.

Even well intentioned social policies can have unwelcome consequences.

Any hesitation could have profound and irreparable consequences for him.

Lack of competition within the EU also has security implications.

A further decline in the price of oil could have major geopolitical repercussions.

The implications of this shift may be far reaching. The German model for resolving the debt crisis and returning to internal or external balance relies on fiscal consolidation and structural reforms for the deficit countries.

The implications of this shift may be far reaching.

A shortage of any of these inputs can have disastrous effects on productivity.

Socrates heightened profile may have attracted unfavorable government attention.

Cutting off aid could have calamitous humanitarian consequences for the nation s 80 million people.

But the decision may have life and death ramifications for Serbia s future.

But stalemate over Iran s nuclear policy could have serious consequences.

Continuation of these actions will have consequences.

Both can have negative consequences.

The IMF is tragically ignoring this logic in Argentina. Argentina's widening budget deficit is mainly the result of its economic collapse since 1999, not the cause of it.

The IMF is tragically ignoring this logic in Argentina.

What implications does China s emergence onto the global stage hold for southern Africa?

In fact, they can have powerful consequences.

And such fears can have severe consequences.

Instead, Moreno Ocampo s request may have negative political repercussions by creating much disarray in international relations.

While hardly denting global trade imbalances, a small move would bring in a flood of foreign capital, overwhelming China s currency defenses and leading to chaos.

Foreign experts had warned that a small Yuan appreciation might be worse than none.

Just as there is no one size fits all policy for economic development, there is no such policy for fighting corruption.

I'm afraid of everything, from robbery to an incident in the street that could trigger a dangerous event.

That will have ramifications in the post authoritarian context.

Shutdowns can also have negative economic consequences.

This may sound simple, but it will have far reaching consequences for the coming century s international order.

A pan European bond would also have serious political repercussions.

A military strike would likely have worse consequences.

There would also be serious consequences long before then.

Calling for national elections, while politically correct, was political suicide, for he lacked any idea of the possible outcome and did very little to ensure the discipline of Fatah.

An attempt at a primary to choose Fatah candidates backfired, owing to fraud and the losers refusal to honor the results.

Of course, other NATO members could disagree that Syria has in fact attacked Turkey, but if Turkey were to invoke Article 5, a refusal to offer assistance could have unpleasant consequences for the alliance as a whole.

Even a temporary spike in oil prices can have long term effects because of the social reactions they provoke.

This could have significant implications for Asia s ostensibly unstoppable rise and thus for the West s supposedly inevitable decline.

Critics are worried that, just as with selling legally farmed horn, this approach may backfire horribly.