were fostering
- past progressive of foster.
Example Sentences
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Mr Holmes said the situation in Gaza was so bad that even though smuggling tunnels to Egypt were fostering a "gangster economy", the situation would become unsustainable if they were blocked.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2010
They little thought, or perhaps little heeded the dangerous sensibilities they were fostering.
From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington
Meanwhile, however, others were fostering the elegant industry.
From The Tapestry Book by Candee, Helen Churchill Hungerford, Mrs.
