Andrew Mitchell and No 10 hoped that his on camera apology would draw a line under this story.
Merlin Attractions Operations, based in Poole, Dorset, said it "chose to plead guilty and draw a line under this incident".
Much as Wall Street is keen to draw a line under this latest scandal, you do not need to be unduly perspicacious to find links between this one and other, very recent scandals.
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Police and prosecutors are hoping to draw a line under this affair by stressing their commitment to victims, but apologies and sympathetic statements do not alter the fact that courts are necessarily adversarial and unemotional places.
We need to draw a line under this and he has, his record shows that he's been far too willing to drag his feet on issues like transparency, freedom of information and really shining that light, that bright light of scrutiny on what MP's do with taxpayers' money.
This was intended to draw a line under the civil strife that ensued, leaving some 150, 000 dead, after the army stepped in when Islamists won the first round of a general election in 1991.
This is in line with the global efforts under the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
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Meanwhile Gordon Brown sought to draw a line under the affair by making it clear this week what he thought honours should be about.
While the official line is that this matter is still under investigation, the unmistakable signal being sent is that the Clinton team is so determined to avoid becoming bogged down in its own crisis with Iraq that it is inclined to overlook the failed assassination attempt.
The exchange no doubt hopes that, overseen by this independent board, it can draw a line under all its troubles of the past few months.
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It is both both false and injurious to this country to draw a historical line dividing America under Obama from a benighted past when Islam was supposedly disrespected and demonized.
Bill Brown from Duke University, law professor and expert in financial services, told the BBC's World Service that this latest settlement with Fannie Mae was drawing a line under the whole subprime mortgage-backed securities saga.
To do this, Britain's bank managers are attempting to draw a line under the scandals by reviewing strategies, ring-fencing their operations and disposing or unwinding of assets deemed as risky and loss-making.
An equally determined U.S. stand now on the Juragua complex would involve President Clinton and those seeking the Republican nomination making clear to Havana and Moscow that this current, unfixable project will not be allowed to come on-line under any circumstances.
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In this latest episode, the Progressive Unionists seem to be taking a more militant line under the leadership of Billy Hutchinson.
And within this same context, Zimbabwe is currently under restrictive measures, especially for those who are party in line with Robert Mugabe under the ZIDERA Act.
First, he ruled that the Texas election code under which this civil suit was brought is constitutional, and that's important because that was the first line of defense for TRMPAC's treasurer, Bill Ceverha.
This fight seems to be the new battle line for the upcoming midterm elections, with campaigns well under way.
This latest attack came after allied peacekeepers - under new commander General Sir Michael Rose - have taken a stronger line against Serbian aggression.
Noah Wild, created this year, is a line of apparel, backpacks, water bottles and such for environmentally conscious kids under the age of 10.
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