The phrase "were still ongoing" is grammatically correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or event that is currently happening or continuing, even after a period of time has passed. Example: The negotiations between the two countries were still ongoing, despite several attempts to reach a resolution.
Those inquiries were still ongoing, Lowy said.
One senior source said he understood discussions were still ongoing.
He said the meeting would not take place on Tuesday night because police operations were still ongoing.
The public prosecution in Berlin halted investigations concerning unlawful acceptance of benefits in June, but legal proceedings were still ongoing in Hannover, Lower Saxony's capital.
China Mobile has also said it was interested in selling the iPad, and that talks with Apple over the sale of iPhones were still ongoing.
But after an original tournament announcement by Conmebol in October of that year was hastily countered by US Soccer Federation and Concacaf assertions that talks were still ongoing, it was clear that a consensus was far off.
A Kremlin spokesman did not directly respond to questions on Russia's proposed date and instead said discussions about a possible ceasefire were still ongoing and "one can't speak about unanimity in the process of a Syrian settlement".
While Lee acknowledged that reforms over the past four years had "undeniably improved the human rights situation" there were still ongoing rights challenges, including increased intimidation, harassment and surveillance of rights defenders.
Organizers said they were unable to provide a number of stores that were seeing action or the number of Walmart workers who were striking, as the protests were still ongoing.
In September, when talks were still ongoing, he wrote a note to clients claiming that "the government has made the decision to extort from shareholders as much money as it arbitrarily deems to be appropriate".
White House spokesman Josh Earnest had said earlier in the day that the US could not rule out the possibility of terrorism in the Metrojet crash but that inquiries were still ongoing.
