Salvos

One of the opening salvos from the brand-aware Democratic Party was the "New Partnership for America's Future." ❋ Unknown (2005)

On Inflexible, Verner, astounded by the continuing salvos from the German armored cruisers, ordered his crews to fire “rapid independent,” with the result that at one point, P turret had three shells in the air at the same time, all of which were seen to land on or near the target. ❋ Massie, Robert K., 1929- (2003)

The results of the first salvos from the German guns were nil. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Our one feeble minute field-gun, while the enemy batteries were in salvos with everything up to 5.95 in.! ❋ John George (1918)

The salvos were the latest in the continuing investigation by Congress of the high-stakes negotiations between top U.S. officials and Bank of America management in December after the bank threatened to walk away from its deal to acquire Merrill Lynch. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Exactly at 5:30 P.M., the lull that had descended over the battlefield was shattered by several salvos from a French 20-gun battery fired in quick succession. ❋ DAVID G. CHANDLER (1966)

“While I was waiting,” recalls Perel, “I heard the clang of the shovels digging graves for my Jewish brothers and I heard the machine-gun salvos close by.” ❋ Russell Jacoby (2011)

Good for him … the first of many salvos fired by doctors nationwide. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Obama campaign and Democratic Party have fired back with salvos of their own on Mr. Romney's jobs record. ❋ Sara Murray (2011)

To be sure, Treasurys could see some volatility as politicians in Washington fire more salvos over the next few weeks. ❋ Matt Phillips (2011)

But we cannot afford to keep sending verbal salvos back and forth, messengers who ride through the night with one leader's position and then another rider sent back to the opposition leader. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The salvos between the parties underscored the raw political feelings accompanying the start of the new Congress, in which Republicans took control of the House after four years in the minority and strengthened their hand in a Senate still run by Democrats. ❋ AP (2011)

When we come back, the latest salvos in the battle over school reform. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have utter contempt and pity for you people in the Teabagging movement who fire salvos upon yourselves once you get the orders from your puppet masters … ❋ Unknown (2010)

CBD has already issued public denials of French and Brazilian media reports suggesting the company was in conversations with Carrefour—the first salvos in an escalating battle over control of the retail market in Latin America's largest economy. ❋ Christina Passariello (2011)

CBD has already issued public denials of French and Brazilian media reports suggesting the company was in conversations with Carrefour -- the first salvos in an escalating battle over control of the retail market in Latin America's largest economy. ❋ Anupreeta Das (2011)

Earlier Tuesday, outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. and a half-dozen members of the House Democratic leadership fired their own salvos at the GOP over health-care repeal. ❋ Felicia Sonmez (2011)