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 Committee there was rather an amusing passage of arms between Mr. Gladstone and his old Attorney-General.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
The old tournaments were sham fights, fine scenic representations, in which the costume and the dramatic show were of more importance than the passage of arms itself.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav
The real "passage of arms" between Carlile and his accusers commenced on the second day.
From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile
He had not forgotten a recent and somewhat fierce political passage of arms, and turned to go by her.
From The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
