se scléroser
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C'est le seul moyen de secouer les habitudes de cette maison, qui, nul ne peut le nier, se sont sclérosées au cours des décennies. | It is the only way of bringing some sparkle and life to the procedures of this House, which have definitely been fossilising over the years. |
Mais examinons un autre aspect. Notre société compte de nombreuses institutions inclusives à l’origine, nées parfois de grands idéaux, qui avec le temps se sont sclérosées, et dont les bons fruits sont devenus amers sinon vénéneux. | In our society there are many originally inclusive institutions (because they were generated by ideals, sometimes very high ones), which over time have ossified and their good fruits have become wild, if not poisonous. |
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