| 21. | For Moynihan, ever professorial with his blend of sternness and charm, every moment is teachable and every venue a classroom.
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| 22. | Murphy ruled the old House with something between sternness and intimidation, staring down governors and other lawmakers who opposed his initiatives.
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| 23. | Most of the metal objects that had survived the Dissolution were also removed and other ornamental parts were damaged in Puritan sternness.
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| 24. | Angela puts up with Phyllis'sternness because she doesn't want Phyllis to tell Andy she is cheating on him.
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| 25. | Apuleius also makes reference to the sternness of his judge's philosophy which is understood to be a reference to Stoicism.
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| 26. | This is a good illustration that, however stern Ward might seem to others, it arose from austerity and sternness towards himself.
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| 27. | "I don't have to pay for this ? " she queried, a bit of sternness knitting her brow.
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| 28. | She projects self-protective sternness, but also vulnerability at those moments when Sethe finds herself opening up slightly, against her will.
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| 29. | The topic may be the killing of children or the pain of the victims, but he speaks with the sternness of the prosecutor.
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| 30. | Despite the sternness of his message, the crowd reacted with all the enthusiasm and emotional abandon of an audience at a rock concert.
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