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

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

I like to believe, in the meantime, that this passage of arms has resulted in such a vindication1143 of the traditional Reading of 1 Timothy iii.

From The Revision Revised by Burgon, John William

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