The phrase "are supposed to align" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing expectations or requirements for things to be in agreement or harmony with each other.
Example: "The project goals are supposed to align with the company's overall mission to ensure consistency in our efforts."
Alternatives: "are meant to correspond" or "are intended to match".
Underwriters are paid a percentage of the funds they raise for clients, which is supposed to align their interests.
These were supposed to align the interests of companies' managers with those of shareholders by concentrating managers' minds on profitability.
Executive talent, as we saw earlier, is now rewarded primarily with stock-based compensation, which was supposed to align managers with the long-term interests of owners.
"A stock option is supposed to align the interests of employees and shareholders by putting them in the same boat," said Patrick McGurn, special counsel to the RiskMetrics Group, which acquired Institutional Shareholder Services in 2007.
It was less enjoyable to work my way through the Purpose-Focused Financial Plan, in which I am supposed to align my "values" (some of Mr. Bach's suggestions: freedom, happiness, making a difference) with my financial goals.
The result: On the 2015 Algebra I exam, which was supposed to align with the new Common Core curriculum, the percentage of students passing fell to 63percentt, down nine points from the old exam last year.
It is far too simple to conclude that executive compensation plans can serve as a road map to where corporate cheating might go on, but it is becoming distressingly clear that the pay-for-performance philosophy that was supposed to align executives' interests with shareholders' has been badly distorted.
But a great many took on excessive risk, driven by the option-based incentive schemes that were supposed to align their interest with those of shareholders.
Those endorsing expensing say stock options were supposed to align the interests of executives with those of shareholders but, instead, current accounting rules for options, which don't allow for expensing, have contributed to a string of corporate excesses that chased stocks to extravagant heights and hurt average investors in the process.
