But Prince did say one big important thing: What Blackwater does when its contractors run amok is fire them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heroes or Villains?] Reference

Technology gone amok is one example of that (seen in 50's sci fi) - a robot that kills its creator certainly went beyond expectations.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Schismatrix Plus by Bruce Sterling] Reference

There are examples of bad lawsuits and bureaucracy run amok, which is common with any major reform.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

Ego run amok is so 2. 0.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interesting bits round-up for 19 May 2007 « Innovation Cloud] Reference

I believe "amok" is the original and generally preferred spelling.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference

He mentioned that he had known of as many as forty people being injured by a single "amok" runner.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference

I’m not, but it seems better than letting crass paternalism run amok, which is what I see happening.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Paternalism and Slippery Slopes] Reference

I checked the BLOOMSBURY and the OXFORD dictionaries again to see if I had got the meaning of the word "amok" right before I use it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet Malaysia] Reference

We will be perceived as a thoughtless bully run amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bad Shakespeare] Reference

(Then speechwriter William Safire's amok alliteration.).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sultan Of The Suburbs] Reference

But I think it is in example of the procurement process gone amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [Consumer Reports Morning Update] Reference

You might find this to be another example of modern parenting gone amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Do 11-Year-Olds Need? More Instant Replay] Reference

But when the subject is cookies, for some reason, cozy seems to run amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whipping Up Memories] Reference

Our endless emphasis on rights over responsibilities is niceness run amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheering The Nice Capades] Reference

In Iraq, Britain has long been viewed as the good guy, restraining a run-amok America.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

When the military runs amok in Latin America, Washington often takes some of the blame.    From Wordnik.com.  [Running A 'School For Dictators'] Reference

Even in Britain fears over run-amok immigration figure large in the current election campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [SPECIAL REPORT: LONDON CALLING] Reference

No sooner had the ships departed than the settlers left behind to run the farm began to run amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Idealists Run Amok] Reference

Run-amok public morality, coupled with the fear of litigation, is turning America into a nanny state.    From Wordnik.com.  [Empty Title] Reference

It was precisely that inattention that made it possible for Shultz's bureaucratic rivals to run amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [Squabbles And Delusions] Reference

As crowds gathered to cheer President Aristide, Herbie ran amok in the narrow alleys, cutting people down.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Mission Worth Doing Right] Reference

Why so many tired sitcom situations, like hapless Dad making a mess in the kitchen while his kids run amok?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just A Clonely Kind Of Guy] Reference

Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, whose conduct more and more suggests another unaccountable federal prosecutor run amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blagojevich 23, Fitzgerald 1] Reference

In an era of journalistic cynicism run amok, Kuralt had an even rarer gift - a genuine interest in the people he profiled.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of The Road] Reference

But then the power of customs grew stronger, and they helped to support society and prevented criminals from running amok.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chechnya Through Her Eyes] Reference

The multilayered system of checks and balances that is supposed to keep a company from running amok completely broke down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who Killed Enron] Reference

Boyd was a symbol — of either racial progress or affirmative action run amok, depending on how one viewed his achievement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black and Blue at the Times] Reference

By a week, hypertension and body temperature run amok; the brain may be overcome with hyperemotionality, paranoia, and hallucinations.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Waking Dead] Reference

Race, self-invention, the public vs. the private, political correctness run amok, late-in-life love: these are just a few of the themes.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Different Kind Of Skin Flick] Reference

Back in 1980, after a Monday-night game, Patriots fans ran amok, trashing the stadium and the environs and even assaulting police officers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: Dangers In The Dawg Pound] Reference