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

Part of his reckless spirits at this time I am sure was due to the passage of arms with Anthy, which I have already described.

From Hempfield A Novel by Grayson, David

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

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

After our—what shall we call it?—little passage of arms?

From The Lady of the Mount by Isham, Frederic Stewart