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#1 2008-09-28 20:56:59

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'in arms way' for 'in harm's way'

Common, but usually a deliberate pun. It makes sense in that soldiers are in harm’s way when they’re within range of enemy firearms.

I am presently in Texas, waiting to be deployed to Bagdad for one year supporting the U.S Army. God bless our soldiers in arms way!
www.saintpaulschapel.org/guest_book/?resultpage=19

They are in Afghanistan in arms way. We should give them the best we have and we should give them the best support we have. (APPLAUSE) ...
www.nato.int/docu/speech/2007/s070525a.html

Millions of construction workers, painters, and building maintenance crews work on scaffolding every day and are in arms way of scaffolding collapse. ...
www.anapolschwartz.com/practices/constr … llapse.asp

... told them that the reason that equipment wasnt closer was you dont leave equipment that you are going need later in arms way.
www.disboards.com/archive/index.php/t-904223.html

I will support an increase in revenue to provide our troops in arms way adequate supplies to protect them …
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