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.
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.
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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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.
In this latest episode, the Progressive Unionists seem to be taking a more militant line under the leadership of Billy Hutchinson.
This fight seems to be the new battle line for the upcoming midterm elections, with campaigns well under way.
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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