I'd just have to teach some manners to what I had, over and over again, if necessary, until the lesson stuck with him.

How well his lessons in Western ways are sticking is hard to say.

About half the class stayed late, exchanging e-mail addresses and trying, one last time, to make the lessons stick.

"Burgers," she said, a little disappointed, like a teacher whose lesson hasn't stuck.

The lesson of retaining one's dignity despite poverty stuck with her when she grew up.

It was the first Games to turn a profit, but its lessons have not stuck.

Richard was pleased to see that the lessons had stuck and his efforts had not been wasted.

Few lessons stuck with her for long, but that one, at least, had left her cautious.

Extracurricular activities teach their own brand of financial wisdom, but as in school, it is sometimes hard to tell if the intended lessons stick.

"I guess the lesson stuck because I've been doing it ever since."