1.   Apparently, one stern message was enough because Steinbrenner did not address the Yankees and is leaving Thursday morning.

2.   Advocates say the lawmakers need to send a stern message to nonpayers.

3.   Bush also directed a stern message to North Korea.

4.   But the effort at reconciliation did not blunt the stern message that Annan went on to deliver in the same soft, gentle tones.

5.   Consultant Michael Boyd, president of Aviation Systems Research Corp. in Golden, Colo., agreed Southwest is sending a stern message to would-be imitators.

6.   In contrast, in discussing Iraq, Powell delivered a stern message, one that was deliberately crafted to sound stronger than the testimony he had given previously.

7.   Indeed, an open field is reported to have been set aside for protests, with the stern message that demonstrations elsewhere in the city will not be tolerated.

8.   Kozyrev looked visibly uncomfortable as Christopher delivered his stern message.

9.   Pat Riley, his hair slick, his voice sharp and his intentions obvious, stood at half court and offered a stern message to his jogging players.

10.   President Clinton chose an audience of high school students to deliver a stern message Sunday on the need for both Israelis and Palestinians to implement the imperiled peace process.