The phrase "appear to be in line" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing whether something seems to conform or align with a particular standard, expectation, or guideline.
Example: "The results of the study appear to be in line with previous research findings."
Alternatives: "seem to align" or "seem to conform".
Fees at the clinics appear to be in line with those charged by general practitioners.
The onset voltage and the surface tension of water ethanol binary mixtures appear to be in line with Smith's formula.
"Importantly, the findings from this team's analysis appear to be in line with the longstanding view that there is an increased risk of suicidality in paediatric and adolescent patients given antidepressants like paroxetine," it said.
The precise detail of the final determinatioins will affect this sentiment, but our early thought is that [they] appear to be in line with expectations: relatively tough but probably acceptable.
Some of the layoffs within the city agency itself appear to be in line with Mr. Mattingly's goals under Improved Outcomes for Children, an initiative begun in 2007 to delegate more responsibility and decision-making to the outside foster-care agencies.
The IPPR's recommendations also appear to be in line with those made recently by the foreign affairs select committee, which in its report Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Territories stated: We are concerned that the Quartet is continuing to fail to provide Hamas with greater incentives to change its position.
Our source also says that Nokia's Windows Phone software integration will be done in the U.S., which would appear to be in-line with earlier reports of a bigger Silicon Valley presence.
However, these observations appear to be in-line with the reported literature.
Thus, overall these results do appear to be in-line with human 5-year-olds (who passed sand vs. water on their 4th and 5th trials, sinking vs. floating on their 2nd and 5th trials, and the U-tube on no trials).
"Pricing appears to be in-line with expectations, while the component environment has improved marginally versus the first quarter, particularly for DRAM and flat panels," Prudential said.
