They are in danger of drifting.
But each time the lines separated again, leaving the rig in danger of drifting toward land.
Meanwhile, the mediation of the African Union (AU) between government and rebels is in danger of drifting.
But each time the lines separated again, leaving the rig, 266 feet in diameter, in danger of drifting toward land.
Little more than a month ago, Aston Villa's campaign was in danger of drifting towards a nondescript conclusion.
But Yeltsin's advisers also admit that in trying to restore some degree of order in Russia, there is always the danger of drifting into iron rule.
Now he runs Only Connect, near Kings Cross station in London, a project for ex-offenders and youths in danger of drifting into crime.
"They are losing sight of the direction of travel they should be in," Duncan Smith told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, adding: "It is in danger of drifting in a direction that divides society rather than unites it".
Translators are always in danger of drifting into the sort of language that is commonly referred to as "smooth," "natural" or, as they now say, "reader friendly," but is really only a tissue of ready-made phrases.
Kevin Rudd, the former Labor prime minister the Turnbull government declined to nominate as a candidate for secretary-general of the United Nations, says the international body is in trouble, and in danger of drifting into irrelevance.
