Development therefore goes through set stages and always occurs in the same way.

While sleeping in water, the animals go through different stages of sleep.

Before this, the land on which the lake now sits has gone through several complex stages.

Beard, like many people, went through different stages in his life.

The second feature is important because ice cream goes through several stages.

The council has gone through various stages of significance in its existence.

Once introduced the bill goes through several stages of consideration.

The experts say Soviet thinking has gone through distinct stages.

As with the mood of the people, the war itself has gone through several distinct stages.

Each bill goes through several stages before it becomes a law.