Our opening volley was delivered from a standing position and then we hit the dirt and looked for cover from the heavy enemy fire.

The only casualties of this opening volley were two of the patrol's horses.

His automatics blazed again, hard upon the opening volley from thuggish guns.

"It means it's their opening volley, just like last time," Saint-Michael said.

"He's up for re-election in November and this is all part of the opening volley of his campaign."

Such are the opening volleys in what promises to be a bruising commercial battle.

The curious guard was dead an instant later, his body literally blown apart by the opening volley of the impending night battle.

However, this was just the opening volley.

This is the opening volley of getting Dreyfus back on.

A hundred tanks of both sides came to a halt and fired their opening volleys.