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

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

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)

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

From The Lady of the Mount by Isham, Frederic Stewart