1.   One possibility under investigation is that ruling party officials on the coast did instigate the attacks but that the violence quickly spun out of control.

2.   Some opposition leaders warn that the violence could spin out of control if the police do not act more forcefully to stop the raids soon.

3.   Throughout April the violence spun virtually out of control.

4.   Violence spins Colombia down a dark spiral of blood.

5.   A senior Palestinian Authority officials said Palestinian leaders did not want to let the violence spin out of control.

6.   The hit-and-run raised fears that violence was spinning out of control when prospects for a resumption of peace talks appear remote.

7.   The hit-and-run raised fears that violence was spinning out of control while prospects for a resumption of peace talks appear remote.

8.   The Israeli military maneuvers rekindled fears that the violence could spin out of control, Flynn said.

9.   The killing has strained the army, which has been ordered not to respond at a time when violence could easily spin out of control, officials said.

10.   Washington said Monday it had sent messages to Iran, Lebanon and Syria, demanding they rein in Hezbollah for fear violence could spin out of control.