Sentence examples for set stern from inspiring English sources

"When I leave here after the All-Star Game, I'm much more optimistic about the prospects of the team meeting the goals that have been set," Stern said.

From a pair of flat-screen televisions a henna-bearded hajji lectures, finger wagging and face set stern, before a superimposed backdrop of Mecca.The steam-table holds delights: butterfish and shad in a herb gravy, tandoori chicken the colour of fire trucks, bony hunks of goat, samosas, pakoras, other fried delicacies I can't identify.

No date for negotiations with UNITE HERE has been set, Stern has not publicly renounced his demand for binding arbitration, and SEIU's raids against UNITE HERE continue.

The severity of the economic downturn will set a stern test of lenders' credit management.

I looked at my husband driving, his face set in stern concentration, and saw how pleased he was with what he had accomplished over the weekend.

His disciple, Mme de Genlis, set a stern face against make-believe of any sort; all marvels must be explained rationally.

The referee, Jaco Peyper, was also clearly under instructions to set a stern tone at the breakdown and there were three lengthy TMO referrals for potential collision-related fouls in the first quarter alone.

For as soon as she was gone I worried that he had got an answer from her, a glance from her eye that encouraged him, a pout from those lips which he would probably call juicy, though toward me they were set and stern.

To restore public confidence, MetLife and the others canned the bad actors and set up stern ethical guidelines.

Her features were set in stern concentration as she stared at the air a foot in front of her eyes; if her ears registered the aggression echoing from next door, her face didn't.

When some giggle at his questions, he sets a stern tone: "Shut up.