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

Your uncle and I often have a passage of arms together.”

From The Haute Noblesse A Novel by Fenn, George Manville

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

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

A bitter passage of arms occurs between them, when Lady Chiltern discusses her adversary, who boasts herself the ally of her husband.

From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell