Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] in line " in BNC.
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| 1 | The concerns here are with the internal efficiency of organisations : the design of structure and the motivation of groups and individuals to perform in line with stated goals . |
| 2 | Economists have usually held that trying to tie a government 's hands to spend in line with revenue raised for particular purposes is impossible . |
| 3 | This was , for example , undoubtedly the effect of the plebiscites staged in 1933 , 1934 , 1936 , and 1938 , in which the massive acclamation , though the product of intense propaganda and coercion and obviously in no sense a true reflection of the state of opinion , nevertheless reflected genuine widespread approval and admiration for Hitler 's accomplishments and persuaded waverers to fall in line . |
| 4 | In an incident in Cetekovac in eastern Croatia , more than 20 are said to have been killed , including unarmed civilians , by Serbian insurgents who attacked the village on 4 September 1991 ; an old man described to a visiting journalist how the insurgents had forced him and others to stand in line and shot dead one villager who tried to flee . |
| 5 | Mr Smith , who now has to persuade the unions to fall in line , threw his weight behind the reforms after criticism for being too cautious . |