Such treatments are not only ineffective but unnecessarily risk complications. The American government soon came to view the programme as ineffective and counterproductive. These measures proved to be largely ineffective. Peacekeeping is often looked at by detractors as ineffective, or unnecessary. Herbs that proved to be ineffective were eliminated. Stewart is critical of Democratic politicians for being weak, timid, or ineffective. The therapy is both ineffective and dangerous. It was found to be toxic and largely ineffective. Antibiotics are largely ineffective in clearing biofilms. The abolition movement is motivated by a belief that prisons are inherently ineffective and discriminatory. These regulations are designed to protect consumers from ineffective or fraudulent healthcare. Distribution was uneven with the Public Distribution System largely ineffective. Such are the consequence of ineffective global governance processes. Efforts to reform legislation that was clearly ineffective began in the 1990s. Defensive techniques in the Middle Ages progressed to a point that rendered catapults largely ineffective.