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
He had remembered this little passage of arms, and had said no more.
From For the Major A Novelette by Constance Fenimore Woolson
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 G. Barnett Smith
Her passage of arms with des Ageaux had not tended to soften her feelings.
From The Abbess Of Vlaye by Stanley J. Weyman
Our passage of arms was over the tickets.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 by Various
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