Sentence examples for stern hold from inspiring English sources

Self-immolation, the fiery act of the passionate voiceless, is nonetheless on the rise among Tibetans irate at China's stern hold on their one-time homeland.

Drawers on the stern wall hold the tide charts and the captain's daily log.

A part-time Correction Department rabbi who arranged for Mr. Stern to hold the bar mitzvah has been suspended and will not be allowed to work at the Manhattan jail.

The next day, when we emerged from the Three Gorges, Michael had everyone go to the stern and hold up a ten-yuan bill.

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.

The plates in the central 60% of the hull were held together with triple rows of mild steel rivets, but the plates in the bow and stern were held together with double rows of wrought iron rivets which were – according to materials scientists Tim Foecke and Jennifer McCarty – near their stress limits even before the collision.

Jordan Betbeze and Specialist Demond Varnado, stood at stern attention, holding up the flag.

Sydney was fitted with a single depth charge rail at the stern, which held five Mk VII depth charges.

Say "No," in a stern voice and hold out your hand in a commanding way.

A central oak beam stretched from the bow to the stern; iron stays held the boilers and engines in place, and two-foot-thick oak timbers surrounded them.

He reached for the stern quarter-thwart, took hold of it, and pulled his body upward until his eyes, nose, and mouth were in the grotto under the canoe.