Word: callously
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...want to sound callous but one of the things we always worry about in a tragedy like yesterday's is the money it's going to take to correct [the problem] is likely to come out of the hide of unmanned [projects]," said John W. Freeman, a Rice University space physicist...
...Martin's arguments and the manner in which she portrays the problem as a "no-win situation", adding that "something must be sacrificed, either the vents for the homeless or the [question of] students' security." This attitude creates an "us vs. them" scenario that leads to nothing more than callous treatment of the homeless...
What is remarkable, is that tobacco companies have remained callous to the needs of the public. While cigarettes that are lower in nicotine content and filters were developed they didn't substantially reduce the risk to a similar extent that the soft drinks were reduced. A simple filter could be casually compared to light beer a way of diluting the strength of the product, but not to the point of reducing health risks. If the tobacco companies were actually acting on good faith, they would long ago have developed a better product...
...might view the University's actions as merely callous and unjust. However, there have been persistent reports that the University has harassed students and otherwise violated their civil rights (including by wiretapping). Such charges are serious and call for the speediest possible resolution. Should they be substantiated, one hopes that Harvard will be brave enough to admit to its mistakes and to make appropriate apologies and restitution to the victims. Harvard owes its alumni and students a thorough public explanation. James A. Glazier '84 Gary L. Ivens '84 John Bechhoefer '82 Daniel H. Reich...
...urge you, in the strongest terms, to reconsider and appropriately reform Harvard College's policy of not providing meals for upperclass men and women during the week before registration. This policy is a burden that each and every student is forced to bear. It is callous and unnecessary. This suggests to me that either this policy is a mere oversight or that it is a nickel-and-dime scheme that places a cruel strain on many students' limited budgets...