It was a small price to pay to avoid open war.

With that, both sides declared open war and the battle was on.

Many nations of the world broke down into open war.

The laws of nature are in open war with me.

Peace between them lasted until 1134, when open war broke out.

On the other hand, open war is hopeless because God will win again.

Up to late 1990s strained relations almost led to an open war in 1974, 1987 and 1996.

They'd like to put in army troops; but then we would have to run the risk of an open war.

But Jamie was right, it would be open war now.

It is open war in the boating industry these days.

When it came to open war between the two princes, the village was completely destroyed.

If it came to open war, the Wehrmacht would win.

The new realms lasted 100 years before Sauron opened war.

Until things stabilized or got so far out of control that crisis management gave way to open war.

When he took Steel over and opened war upon us, he did it with his eyes wide open.

That civil disobedience led to open war in which men and women died.

There was an alternative to open war - one which they would be delighted to negotiate.

The nation as a whole is sliding closer to open civil war.

Next year the dispute led to open war.

It would be so much better to just have this understanding, before things ever got to open war.