Word: salvoing
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...Chouf mountains. Although the area had been the scene of fighting for ten months as Druze and Christian militiamen battled for control of the strategic region, this time the target was different and the implications for Lebanon's future far graver. The attack was the first salvo in a new challenge to President Amin Gemayel's fragile government...
...joint initiatives, which would make the present situation easier." There was no way of knowing whether Andropov's conciliatory tone was prompted by Williamsburg, or whether it was even genuine. Some diplomatic sources were cynical about Andropov's arms, suggesting that he was merely firing another salvo in his "peace offensive" to undercut support for the missile deployments this fall...
...rolling, majestic cadences of Rule Britannia sounded in London's packed Conservative Party headquarters, a confident Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 57, strode to the podium to fire the first official salvo in Britain's surprise 1983 election campaign. Flanked by Cabinet ministers, beneath a bright blue banner proclaiming the new Tory slogan BRITAIN STRONG AND FREE, Thatcher lost no time - and squandered no politesse-in proclaiming her determination to "ensure that Britain remains a steadfast ally in an uncertain world." She unveiled a manifesto that would further toughen Tory policies on trade unionism, denationalization of state-run industries...
...spikers forged ahead for the first time thanks to Panther mistakes, winning three straight points to establish an 11-8 advantage. This time it was Pitt's turn to come back as two short spikes and a dink forced an 11-11 deadlock. Sophomore Jon Ross's inside salvo and a smart defensive play by senior Captain Brad Martin gave Harvard a 12-11 lead. But strong Panther serves threw the Crimson off balance and Pitt captured the next four points to take the first stanza...
...first salvo from Washington prompted an unprecedented counterblow from Moscow, which in turn triggered a second strike from the U.S. Fortunately, this intercontinental escalation involved only words about nuclear missiles-in fact, competing proposals for getting rid of them. But the public relations battle, essentially for the mind of Western Europe, could not have been more serious...