"callous for" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to have a lack of compassion or sympathy towards something or someone. Example: The politician was criticized for his callous remarks towards the victims of the natural disaster.
Too callous for tender princes?
The critics of Mr. Bush's decision to pull the plug on aid argue that the I.M.F. and the Bush administration were callous for abandoning an ally at a sensitive moment.
If you know that someone is going to be upset by the use of a word and you can use another word with equal profit to what you want to say, it is thoughtless or even callous for you to go ahead and use it.
They inserted the following text into the specific paragraph that addresses debt management: "Maintaining sustainable debt levels is the responsibility of the borrowing countries … " It is plainly obvious why this language is harmful and, given the situation in Greece, callous for the EU to even propose it.
Instead, the Democrats will pursue a counter-punching strategy, which includes: – vigorously pursuing emerging scandals among the congressional leadership and the Administration; – focusing on Miers' inexperience rather than her ideology; and – simultaneously portraying Republicans on Capitol Hill as fiscally irresponsible, and callous for cutting social welfare programs such as Medicaid.
Whether he intends it or not, by his actions, Obama is sowing the seeds for future terrorist violence against America -- blowback for our callous disregard for life.
"Those calling to boycott Israelis during a month of 45 stabbing attacks - in which over a hundred Israelis were injured and 10 were murdered - exhibit an especially callous disregard for Israeli lives and for the conditions necessary for peace".
Spielberg said that Anderton is being punished for his previous callous unconcern for anything but the effectiveness of the PreCrime program.
The father, Miles Harrison, was acquitted of manslaughter by a judge who ruled that while he was negligent he had not shown the "callous disregard for human life" required for conviction.
Chief Inspector Ian Campbell said: "Those responsible for this have shown callous disregard for members of the public.
It only takes a scan of the comments on her official Facebook page to see that Lagarde's wardrobe is evidence for some of a callous disregard for ordinary people feeling hard times.
