Assertion: congregation's life | /r/CapableOf | pass 10–20 years of gestation
Facets:
value: through successive stages
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Hostie argued that the life of a religious institute passes through successive stages: 10–20 years of gestation, 20–40 years of consolidation, a century or so of expansion, another century or so of stabilization, 50–100 years of decline, followed by death, even if death is not officially declared until later.