Your marketing people may be trendy but they are hurting your efforts!

It didn't hurt their efforts that he had been so self-absorbed, he'd failed to pay attention to his surroundings.

Olympic officials conceded that the scandal had hurt their efforts to sell the Games to corporations.

The women say the restrictions hurt their efforts to be equals in the business world.

The evil characters, who lack this capacity for friendship, hurt their own efforts by fighting among themselves.

"This law will really hurt Russia's efforts to integrate with Western institutions."

I'd say it's even odds on whether this will hurt or help their efforts.

Some have feared that requiring tougher tests will hurt states' efforts to recruit enough teachers.

Too much permissiveness hurts a child's efforts to develop self-control.

"But you opposed Chinese trade and national security interests as well, something that hurt our efforts to grow and become part of the global economy."