1.   Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.

2.   And now comes the hand-wringing and the stern lectures about morality and recidivism, and the reproving shakes of the head.

3.   After the game a contrite-sounding Watson said any stern lecture Lavin delivered would have merely been echoing his inner voice.

4.   Harrington delivered a stern lecture before issuing the sentence.

5.   He believed in giving a teen-ager with a heavy foot a stern lecture, not a ticket.

6.   He has issued stern lectures to North Korea about nuclear weapons.

7.   He received a stern lecture.

8.   He was not arrested for trespassing but was given a stern lecture, officials said.

9.   Hernandez appeared to choke back tears Wednesday, his head bent forward, as Judge Roberto Pineiro meted out the sentence with a stern lecture.

10.   High school students caught cheating are usually given a stern lecture or, at worst, a failing grade.