(sternly) I need to talk to Mr. President.

'What do you mean by that?' said the Caterpillar sternly.

so that We may test them by it whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord shall be sternly punished.

I shall sternly punish the unbelievers in this life and in the life to come and no one will help them.

We don't give discounts, the woman said sternly. Regardless how small. Now, please take off the suit if you can't afford it.

He replied, I shall punish the unjust ones among them and then they will return to their Lord, who will punish them more sternly .

Those who deny the truth shall be sternly punished in this world and in the world to come there shall be none to help them.

there is not a town community but We shall destroy or sternly punish it before the Day of Judgement. That is recorded in the Book.

How many a town rebelled against the commands of its Lord and His messengers and We called them sternly to account and punished them severely,

As for those who disbelieve, I will sternly punish them in this world and in the Everlasting Life, there shall be none to help them.

to God, who possesses whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Woe to those who deny the truth, for they shall be sternly punished!

If you do not go forth, He will punish you sternly and replace you by other people. You will not harm Him in the least. God has power over all things.

But for the bounty of Allah and His Mercy towards you in this life and in the Everlasting Life you would have been sternly punished for that which you were involved.

And when some asked 'Why do you admonish a nation whom Allah will destroy or sternly punish' They replied '(Seeking) a pardon from your Lord, and in order that they may be cautious'

Then, Allah caused His tranquility (sechina) to descend upon His Messenger and the believers He sent legions you did not see and sternly punished the unbelievers. Such is the recompense of the unbelievers.

If anyone seeks glory, let him know that glory belongs to God alone. Good words ascend to Him and righteous deeds are exalted by Him. Those who plot evil deeds shall be sternly punished and their plotting will come to nothing.

They both ran to the door and, in the struggle, she tore his shirt at the back. They found her husband at the door. She cried, Shall not the man who wished to violate your wife be thrown into prison or sternly punished?

They raced to the door and she tore his shirt from behind. And by the door, they met her husband whereupon she said 'What is the recompense of one whose intent is evil against your people other than being imprisoned, or sternly punished'

My Latin teacher used to look down sternly on me over the rim of her glasses, but now I know it only had to do with the fact that she was wearing reading glasses and that she will have found it a nuisance taking them off all the time, so what looked like contempt towards us students might well and truly have been kindness.