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Meanings of certain sternness in English

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Usage of certain sternness in English
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Yet in one respect the doctor had shown a certain sternness.
Jan: A Dog and a Romance
2
She was now quite pale, and her face had a certain sternness about it.
The Adventures of Captain Horn
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There was a certain sternness about these words; he would have, it was evident, no discussion.
Fated to Be Free: A Novel
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He looked down at her with a certain sternness of demeanour that was characteristic of him.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
5
His young face took on a certain sternness.
A Poor Wise Man
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He looked purposeful and aggressive, with a certain sternness that sat well upon his young manhood.
The Ne'er-Do-Well
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He stood, holding the handle of the door, which he had closed gently behind him, and looking with a certain sternness at the girl.
The Ashiel mystery: A Detective Story
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"So you've given me away after all," he said with a certain sternness to the clergyman.
None Other Gods
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"Be douce in deportment," said his father, speaking quietly and yet with a certain sternness of demeanour.
The Black Douglas
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"Joyce, are you in your senses or out of them?" demanded Mr. Carlyle, a certain sternness in his tone.
East Lynne
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"Utterly abominable is a strong thing for one woman to say of another," said Conolly, with a certain sternness.
The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
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