passage of arms

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Reported by Jay Branegan/Washington A disputed passage of arms Ronald Reagan's arms control negotiators face an immensely difficult task in trying to push their Soviet counterparts toward an agreement.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then she sank into a low chair and sobbed unrestrainedly—it may be that the reaction of the nervous system after her late passage of arms had something to do with the breakdown.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

It had been a fierce and dreadful passage of arms, yet it was not a decided victory.

From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Mayer, Brantz

After that preliminary passage of arms, comes the capital argument in the book.

From The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century by Bastide, Charles

"Don't forget, George," said Vyner, good humouredly, "that in any little passage of arms between you, you have the strong position, and hers is the weak one."

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James