The phrase "a combination of foreign" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing elements or aspects that are mixed or blended with foreign influences or characteristics.
Example: "The dish is a combination of foreign spices and local ingredients, creating a unique flavor profile."
Alternatives: "a mix of foreign" or "a blend of foreign".
Their combined agendas established Prussia as the leading German power through a combination of foreign diplomatic triumphs — backed up by the possible use of Prussian military might — and an internal conservativism tempered by pragmatism, which came to be known as Realpolitik.
So, aid organisations have a vital purpose, but for the ultimate sustainability of a country you need a combination of foreign direct investment and local entrepreneurship".
It has asked consultants to analyse the Chinese market and help it choose a combination of foreign and local brands to appeal to Chinese shoppers.
The United States, which has worked with Cambodia on a complex model that would use a combination of foreign and local judges and prosecutors, said it was disappointed by the United Nations pullout.
"You have private money lenders, you have inns, you have brothels, you have canteens," he said, adding that most North Koreans survive through a combination of foreign aid and a fledgling private economy.
The committee that drafted the report, led by Jeffrey Sachs of Harvard University, studied how a combination of foreign aid and impoverished governments' own funds could improve the health of people in emerging economies.
What hit Great Northern, a division of Great Northern Nekoosa Corporation, of Stamford, Conn., was mainly a combination of unfavorable foreign exchange rates and technological advances by its competitors.
"Brighton Beach is one of the most exciting places in New York; it's a combination of something foreign and something very local," said Aviva Zeltzer-Zubida, a Russian-born doctoral candidate in sociology at the City University of New York.
XL and Pareto started to develop new financial-insurance products, such as FXL, a combination of a foreign-exchange hedge with an insurance policy.
And in each case, the work is being done by a combination of US-and foreign-born scientists, and with far-reaching collaborations in Europe and Asia.
Western bankers see its merits too: HSBC's Mr Geoghegan, a veteran of banking in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia, reckons that a healthy combination of foreign and local firms leaves foreign banks politically less exposed.Control freaksThe problem for state banks is that they need to find a way of raising capital without diluting the government's holding.
