11.   The governor used stern words, but his veto sounded a lot louder.

12.   The hereditaries did manage to leave with a certain degree of dignity, cheered by the sometimes stern words of the Lord Strathclyde.

13.   When times are bleak, a few stern words can do no harm.

14.   Albright had some stern words for Taiwan.

15.   Israeli forces began to pull back from two towns early Tuesday after stern words from U.S. President George W. Bush, but they moved into another area.

16.   Israeli forces began to pull back from two towns early Tuesday after stern words from U.S. President George W. Bush, but they made an incursion into another area.

17.   Premier Bernard Lord had stern words for labor groups who threatened to mobilize against his majority government.

18.   Tenet was not included in the reprimand, but officials said he received stern words from President Clinton about his own role.

19.   He also had stern words for both sides, rejecting any possibility of amnesty for those imprisoned in Britain for sectarian bombings and murders.