Sentence examples for need stern from inspiring English sources

We need stern action against people who make such statements.

An erring tortoise would need sterner treatment.

When they want people to do what they think is right, they need a stern God.

A reported 40percentt rise in taxi accidents in the 1990's is enough to make a true believer of anyone on the need for stern action.

Alas, the White House has done next to nothing to prepare and persuade the U.S. public of the possible need for stern measures here.

United will need a stern, positive response in their next match against AFC Bournemouth, who reside at the bottom of the table.

They used riots to say we needed more law and order; they used student unrest to say we needed a stern hand; they used anti-war protests to say we needed a concise policy in Vietnam.

* Times writer Sarah Vine needs a stern talking-to from Craig Oliver.

And because with-profits policies are viewed in the wider world as in need of sterner policing, the FSA has become more determined to protect investors.

And, given that the NSA is slipping the DEA information about domestic phone calls, we've never needed more stern hands on the NSA's wheel.

Some seniors say an increasingly self-involved younger generation of workaholics needs a stern reminder of its moral obligations.