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

They all agreed, and so the matter dropped, not, however, before there had been a slight passage of arms between the carpenter and the cook.

From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard

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

From The Haute Noblesse A Novel by Fenn, George Manville

Certainly worsted in the late passage of arms, the baron nevertheless had looked at his antagonist with malevolent and sinister triumph, a distinctly gratified hate.

From The Game and the Candle by Ingram, Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie)