"sermonear" in English

Such reflection should not be limited to lecturing and censuring Ireland.

That means not just preaching to others in a paternalistic way, but also offering a helping hand.

I am not one of those merely sermonising here.

The question is, of course, whether it is for the European Parliament to lecture the Member States on this.

So let us not pretend to sermonise.

In that case, Member States could not lecture the United States on what Washington might decide to do with its troops.

It is all very well to lecture China on its failure to act over Darfur, but in this case the EU is as weak-willed as the rest.

It is no use lecturing other people about international values if you are not able to enforce international law yourself.

Exposing our own shortcomings in a report like this should remind us to stop preaching quite so much to others outside of the EU.

For the moment, the European Union is confining itself to lecturing Spain for having been, in its view, unduly ‘lax’ in regularising the status of immigrants.

For the moment, the European Union is confining itself to lecturing Spain for having been, in its view, unduly ‘ lax ’ in regularising the status of immigrants.

As Mr Bernard-Reymond is aware, my initial concern at his first draft report was that we were spending most of our time lecturing China.

I hope that the Members of all the political parties will, at least, take up the challenge to debate and evaluate the situation rather than hold forth on ideological views.