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in arms

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According to the U.S. State Department, " U.S. relations with Burkina Faso are good but subject to strains in the past because of the Compaoré government's past involvement in arms trading and other sanctions-breaking activity." Source: Internet

According Wesonga, the lecturers are also up in arms over the conflicting figures owed by the employer. Source: Internet

A complex conflict also involving the Sulu Island pirates and probably Wyndham (a British merchant who commented on being involved in arms dealing to the area in this period and causing a row). Source: Internet

And I now cheerfully and gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to the officers and men of my command whose zeal, fidelity and unflinching bravery have been the great source of my past success in arms. Source: Internet

Before you get all up in arms about the state of our society, this actually isn’t the worst idea ever. Source: Internet

In 1718, following Philip V's attempt to suppress home rule by bringing customs to the coast and the Pyrenees, Basques in Gipuzkoa and the seigneury of Biscay rose up in arms across coastal areas. Source: Internet

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