Sentence examples for if not stern from inspiring English sources

Schreier was born 32 years ago to Berkeley academics; he too is keen on hypothesis and observation, if not stern conclusions.

Mr. Domingo is backed by colorful and exciting conducting from Daniel Barenboim and a strong cast: Anja Harteros, a lustrous-voiced Amelia; Kwangchul Youn, vocally sumptuous if not consistently stern as Fiesco; Fabio Sartori, a fiery Gabriele; and Hanno Müller-Brachmann, excellent as the Doge's treacherous courtier Paolo.

They certainly wrote a very stern letter, well not stern....more apologetic..., but they did write a letter.

If not for a stern lambasting on Twitter later, they'd of thought themselves cutting-edge.

To anyone not in the know, the prospect might have seemed stern if not altogether forbidding: a full evening of a cappella singing by the Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir.

The full text is below but in brief he is calling for a full and immediate inspection of the attack site (which he says should happen today) and a stern – if not specified – response if the allegation are proven.

There was a thread of stern if not defensive outrage in Barack Obama's address at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Tuesday.

Like a mother who is stern and correct, if not terribly affectionate, Jil Sander sacrifices a great deal to prepare you for a corporate world she finds coarse and potentially dangerous.

They face stern competition from Manchester City and Chelsea but they look as strong, if not stronger, than both of those.

Baroness Stern; Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights "To describe, as the chief inspector did, that the way in which a prisoner is held amounts to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment is very unusual if not unprecedented".

It's not a stern judge banging a gavel.