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
To the perusal of the “give-and-take” passage of arms I cordially commend my readers.
From John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 by Frith, William Powell
The play went into rehearsal, and the author had a passage of arms with Mademoiselle Mars, who took the part of Doña Sol.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett
He had remembered this little passage of arms, and had said no more.
From For the Major A Novelette by Woolson, Constance Fenimore
If there was to be a passage of arms, she was determined not to be taken at a disadvantage.
From My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis
