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  • n  a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly
    the union's support had been in lockstep for years
  • n  a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead
    the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep

  • Instead of demanding lockstep, grade-level achievement, schools in some states could meet the NCLB goals by demonstrating adequate student growth.
  • Just a decade ago, it was Japan that was indomitable, its lockstep alliance between government and industry the perfect armor for a take-no-prisoners .
  • Your book points out that autism rates between 1983 and 2008 have climbed in lockstep with vaccination rates, yet childhood obesity, diabetes and even cell-phone use have soared .
News & Articles

  • Kroenke wants unity in organization
    DENVER -- In the past 10 days, Nuggets president Josh Kroenke saw an unraveling of the fabric of an organization that he much rather would have been in lockstep.
    June 8, 2013 - Boulder Daily Camera
  • Councilmatic Allows Chicagoans To Watch The Watchmen
    Want to know what legislation is in the works in City Council, what your alderman is voting for (or against), and how often those votes are in lockstep with Mayor Emanuel’s agenda? [ more › ]
    June 5, 2013 - Chicagoist
Quotes

  • Harry Reid in USA Today
    This is unacceptable to me, it's unacceptable to the American people,Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells reporters, adding: "I call on the Senate Republicans to not walk lockstep as they have with the president for years in this war....
  • Barack Obama in FOXNews
    Martha's opponent already is walking in lockstep with Washington Republicans,Obama said, criticizing Brown for opposing the president's proposed tax on Wall Street. "She's got your back, her opponent's got Wall Street's back. Bankers don't...
  • Sean McCormack in TIME
    There's no secretary general of the United Nations that's going to be in lockstep with the United States or any other country with regard to its policies,McCormack said. "It's not that person's job."

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