Sentence examples for stern ground from inspiring English sources

Sources told the website that Carlos is a "watchful" dad and he has laid down some "very stern" ground rules for his teenage daughter.

The stern catalog of grounds for "immediate dismissal" included "coming in late or leaving early without prior permission," "being unavailable at night or on the weekends" and "failing to respond to e-mails in a timely way".

So many of Ms. Alford's pictures, made with a medium-format camera and color film, show people interacting with their surroundings, like a man beside a house uprooted by hurricanes, or a child on the stern of a grounded oyster boat.

It can be tough to figure out when to be stern and hold your ground as a mom to help mold your children into better people, and when to just throw in the towel and let kids be kids.

"I'll keep the players' feet on the ground" was the stern guarantee.

Mr. McCaughey replaced the zinc plate that fastens to the transom in the stern and serves as a ground for the boat's electrical system.

This is the Reds' last season at the Willows, before they move to a new stadium at Barton, but Parish has a stern warning that a new ground will not solve their current problems.

Indeed, the bearded, mountain-man profile of Mr. Ziolkowski, who is buried on the grounds, is as ubiquitous as the stern visage of the Sioux leader around the visitor complex.

4Shbab's mission seems to be communicating that there is a middle ground between the rigid Islam of stern-faced elders and jihadists on one hand and the louche ways of the West on the other.

For example, if your favorite animal is a wolf you would get low to the ground and stare at the bully with a stern look on your face, your eyes narrowed.

While there were some good things, we must develop them, keep our feet on the ground and we know we're in for a stern Test".