1.   He denied that giving civilian tasks to the NATO forces was a case of mission creep.

2.   Another potential pitfall is that technology companies sometimes begin to suffer what some military strategists call mission creep, with new features being added to a product helter-skelter.

3.   Does that sound like mission creep?

4.   It is a case of mission creep gone wildly over the top.

5.   It must beware of mission creep, and fight only where it can win.

6.   That would constitute a severe mission creep for the U.S. military aid initiative.

7.   They call it mission creep.

8.   There would also, no doubt, be plenty of voices warning of mission creep and Vietnam-like quagmires.

9.   This is exactly the kind of mission creep that led to disaster in Somalia.

10.   U.N. officers serving here see negligible risks for U.S. troops as long as they operate within a detailed peace treaty that leaves no room for mission creep.