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The phrase "are phases" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe different stages or periods in a process, development, or phenomenon.
Example: "In the life cycle of a butterfly, there are phases such as the egg, larva, pupa, and adult."
Alternatives: "represent stages" or "constitute phases".
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are phases
noun
A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
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"In negotiations about difficult issues there are phases when people get frustrated," he said.
Thus Being, Life, and Intellect are phases in the eternal self-determination of the ultimate reality.
"There are phases of the culture where it is all about nihilistic irony and then there are cultural epochs where that doesn't seem good enough," he said.
Although the two generations are phases of one life cycle, they have independent developmental histories; each begins as a single cell, passes through a juvenile period, matures, and gives rise to the alternate phase.
"These things are phases, but there are a lot of people writing really interesting stuff in this field at the moment" – Hawkins cites Tana French, SJ Watson, Harriet Lane, Colette McBeth and Louise Doughty – "but now we're noticing it, because publishers are putting them forward - it's having a bit of a moment".
The parts are phases of an enduring whole.
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The breakfast standards are phasing in.
"This is phase one.
And that was Phase 1.
Ten are being phased out.
Compliance will be phased in.
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