into line
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Much of what comprises adult animation merely translates into line what might be shown in live action — humans in human settings.
From Los Angeles Times
Their work shows that CENP-E is not the "muscle" dragging chromosomes into place but a key regulator that activates at the right moment to allow everything else to fall into line.
From Science Daily
Putting a finer point on that is Shaw’s declaration that the greatest threat to this nation is not from without, it’s from within, concluding that only fear really makes people fall into line.
From Salon
This would bring the process more into line with "automatic" unfair dismissal cases - where workers have been sacked for reasons such as discrimination and whistleblowing - where financial loss awards are uncapped.
From BBC
In July, pre-emptive vaccination permission brought Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK.
From BBC
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