Those were Showalter's new, sterner rules for everyone, including the player widely regarded as the best in baseball.

Only the stern rules of the Outlast kept him from tearing into me.

The admiral had issued stern rules of engagement aimed at limiting the chances of escalation.

It is impossible to doubt the beneficence of that stern rule.

Yet even stronger was the injunction to live by the stern rule of the Family.

Some of the contemplated steps seem sensible and appropriate, like developing sterner rules to exclude foreign supporters of terrorism from entering Britain.

This stern rule had thinned the crowds.

He has eased some of his stern rules and now allows players to police themselves.

Yatku in the symbol of the stern rule that I shall give to China.

There was also a pair of handcuffs for him to secure it to his wrist, despite the stern rules of the Vienna Convention.