bring into line
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He is believed to have dispatched his own men to Lebanon to bring into line pockets of Hizballah, including those loyal to Obeid, that still support Mohtashami.
From Time Magazine Archive
The economic and fraternal features of federation appeal to the public and bring into line people who did not patronize either church before.”
From Six Thousand Country Churches by Gill, Charles Otis
After its defeat in the house, the party machinery was put in motion to bring into line sufficient votes to make the necessary three-fourths required.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 by Various
To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Gluck had studied carefully the progress of non-operatic music since Bach's time, and seeing what vast strides the art had made in this direction, tried to bring into line with the opera its improvements.
From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring
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