1.   Now this knowledge will be put to a stern test.

2.   Ufford Park offers a stern test without being too physically demanding.

3.   What began as a stern test ended as a laugher.

4.   And as he enters this important two-week stretch, he needs a stern test.

5.   And Boston College, Texas and USC at home will all be stern tests.

6.   But because of its tradition and longstanding reputation as a stern test, the numbers seem to jump off the page when scanned by longtime tournament observers.

7.   But like everyone in the field, Woods faces a stern test at Bethpage.

8.   But those companies will face a stern marketing test because consumers do not yet see the benefits of those services, said Martin Fleming, Cahners vice president.

9.   But will we be able to re-enter the fictional Bartlet White House when the real occupant of the Oval Office faces such a stern test?

10.   But with nations, as with individuals, success is a stern test of character.