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
In 1857 there occurred a memorable passage of arms between Mr. Gladstone and Sir Richard Bethell—afterwards Lord Westbury—on the subject of divorce.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
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
And Tennyson—what a fierce passage of arms that was long ago between Bulwer and him; and now what cordial mutual admiration!
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin
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
