He thought about what he'd have to do, if this came down to open hostilities between himself and Octavius.

"Sergeant, what plan do you have if the ship opens hostilities?"

And, once they opened hostilities, the Mets didn't keep the crowd waiting long.

From there, it moved to open hostility, hot words, and bitter recriminations.

We can't open hostilities there with less than a full compliment, master.

Initially, the Pope seemed ambivalent, but his attitude soon turned to open hostility.

The project became his obsession as he Confronted reactions ranging from silence to open hostility.

Her health care proposals gave rise not to a simple disagreement, but to open hostility and rancor.

In the past, government policy towards syllabics has varied from indifference to open hostility.

The bitterness led to open hostilities between them.