Sentence examples for has been stern from inspiring English sources

The justice department has been stern and to the point.

France, whose troops earlier this year beat back an Islamist push into the center of the country and whose money is critical for reconstruction, has been stern about keeping to an election timetable.

The courts have been stern in interpreting the law.

Even so, the team talk from the coach had been stern enough and no one would be giving less than their best.

In truth, it could have been sterner.

Mr. Spiegelman has been a stern critic of what he calls "Holokitsch," and has been at pains to avoid it.

Far from coddling Fisker, the government has been a stern taskmaster — indeed, reports suggest that it's the D.O.E.

Kurt Masur has been a stern corrective during the last seasons, and we should be grateful to him.

Far from coddling Fisker, the government has been a stern taskmaster indeed, reports suggest that it's the D.O.E.

The Shadow Cabinet has been given stern orders not to question publicly the party's position, which the leadership believes will be popular with voters.

He has been a stern taskmaster in this collaboration, but he also has an agenda of his own, in that he's systematically breaking with mugham tradition.