mission creep

And how much "mission creep" will they allow?

Wary of "mission creep" , it has refused to oversee the restoration of buildings bombed by the Israelis a year-and-a-half ago.

and, whatever clout the ECB has gained from the crisis, it would be dangerous for its legitimacy to let it embark on mission creep.

There was 'mission creep' [in Libya]. A plan to protect civilians became an operation aimed at regime change.

As typically occurs in such situations, Russia's rationale for intervening has undergone a certain amount of "mission creep. "

The most traumatic example of mission creep came in Somalia during the transition from the presidency of George H. W.

The discovery of bin Laden in Pakistan exposes US mission creep in a blinding flash.

Yet all these participants confronted the same lesson that the US military learnt in Vietnam: mission creep is the most dangerous of games.

In the event, "mission creep" in Somalia led to an ignominious U.

Here, the G20 must guard against mission creep, which could undercut its efficacy on the global economic issues squarely within its remit.

By early 1995, the leadership team concluded that Teach For America was suffering from "mission creep. "

It's classic mission creep - and President Obama should stop before it's too late.

The danger remains of western military mission creep.

You might call it the ultimate in business mission creep.

Most important, NATO avoided "mission creep" , the dread of modern military forces.

The big danger in all of this is 'mission creep'.