11.   I passed the test but not without a stern lecture.

12.   Marc Fernandez delivered a stern lecture to his son, Manny, on Saturday before returning to Montreal after a four-day visit to Texas.

13.   Most, like Gary Driggs, got off with little more than stern lectures.

14.   Normally, the police would have given Lonnie a stern lecture against bullying and stealing.

15.   Point it in Hong Kong and expect a stern lecture about modesty.

16.   Some of the most powerful people in American business went back to school for two days and got a stern lecture on ethics and personal responsibility.

17.   Soon after the foundations were created, the trustees gathered in Bermuda, where Dale delivered a stern lecture about the need for confidentiality.

18.   The judge, a devotee of Thibodeaux High, ended his stern lecture with a plea that Clarence go easy on his team next season.

19.   The popular senator delivered a stern lecture about the importance of good values in family and political life.

20.   Thousands of hotel owners and operators got a pat on the back and a stern lecture Friday on the need to continue to improve.