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The phrase "was being bred" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an ongoing action in the past related to the breeding of animals or plants. Example: "The rare species was being bred in captivity to increase its population."
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Eugenicists claimed that a "defective" generation was being bred, arguing that criminality as well as physical and mental characteristics were inherited via "germ plasm".
HAMPTON, Ga., Oct. 29 - While Ryan Newman was rolling to a series-high eight victories in 2003 under the guidance of his crew chief, Matt Borland, there was anticipation that a new model of crew chief was being bred in Nascar.
"I really do feel like I was being bred to become a professional athlete.
"So the suspicion being that he didn't want, he didn't want it publicised or made clear to anyone for any reason that maybe a bitch was being bred from three or four times a year, the number of deaths of puppies that were dying was unacceptably high".
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But what qualities are being bred for success?
They seem unexceptional enough, but the goats that are being bred here are far from ordinary.
Washington's enthusiasm was catching, and soon mules were being bred by the thousand.
Even heucheras, commonly known as coral bells, are being bred to take sun, drought, even humidity.
This was largely why these small ponies were being bred here.
"Once tomatoes were being bred for shipment, everything changed," Mr. Ibsen said.
It also found that prohibited dogs were being bred and sold for substantial sums of money.
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