bring someone/thing into line
Cause someone or something to conform: the change in the law will bring Britain into line with Europe...- Big enterprises found it easy to get funding to upgrade their premises to bring them into line with the regulations, but small local businesses did not have such opportunities.
- Huge pressure is being put on England to bring its legal system into line with the rest of the European Union.
- The Law Society has written to 150 solicitors warning them to bring their websites into line with new advertising regulations or face disciplinary action.
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