Example sentences of "with arms [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Listening once to him on the Bench I recalled an occasion when the aged and formidable boys ' maid who looked after our rooms had stood with arms akimbo accusing him of some peccadillo , and ended her tirade : " Mr Phillimore , do n't you stand there lying like Ananias ! " |
| 2 | Mr Baker also proposed establishing a permanent Nato arms control verification staff to monitor compliance with arms reduction and confidence building measures . |
| 3 | Such a new staff would be able to assist member governments in monitoring compliance with arms control and confidence-building measures in Europe . |
| 4 | They were ( i ) the establishment of a permanent arms control verification staff to help monitor compliance with arms control agreements ; ( ii ) the assumption of an active role in the settlement of regional conflicts , even outside Europe ; ( iii ) redefinition of Western efforts to prevent proliferation of ballistic missile technology as well nuclear and chemical weapons ; ( iv ) promotion of initiatives through the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE-for May-June 1989 session see pp. 36749-50 ) to build new economic and political ties with Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union . |
| 5 | There may be no missile that is survivable , affordable and compatible with arms control . |