His 14th and last encyclical, in 2003, was a stern reminder that divorced Catholics who remarry cannot receive communion.

Security briefings for arriving troops include a stern reminder to never walk or travel alone.

They resented stern reminders not to speak German, to be polite and always, always to be grateful.

The "lesson of Munich" became a stern reminder that dictators understood only raw power.

It is the Sodom of our century, destroyed for her sins and then left as a stern reminder.

Give them my orders and a stern reminder of protocol.

When she finally did sleep that night, it was with the stern reminder that she ought to be saying her prayers.

In other words, Monday was a stern reminder that Self's program is still the king of the Big 12 until proven otherwise.

Perhaps that's simply what the Bajorans need from time to time: a stern reminder that willful defiance simply won't be tolerated.

Sheng would thank him for the stern reminder if he was a loyal agent of the cause.