The phrase "a combination of ill" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a mix of negative factors or conditions, but it lacks clarity and context.
Example: "The project faced a combination of ill factors that hindered its success."
Alternatives: "a mix of troubles" or "a blend of issues".
Some effort will be made to dismiss this drubbing as a combination of ill-fortune and aberrations that the side will not repeat.
The Scot returned from his ban in 2006 to become one of the sport's leading anti-doping campaigners, eventually retiring in 2014 after Garmin-Sharp withdrew him from the Tour de France through a combination of ill-health and poor form.
We have already seen how a combination of ill-thought-out rule changes and intemperate rhetoric has significantly reduced the number of young people coming to study in the UK from India, reducing both economic growth and the supply of skilled labour.
This one turned late in the second period via a combination of ill-advised penalties and a costly giveaway by Kings captain Dustin Brown, leading to Jared McCann's go-ahead goal, an unassisted breakaway with 33 seconds left in the period.
The accumulation is a combination of ill-demarcated zones of CD45-positive lymphocytes, CD3-positive lymphocytes and CD45/CD3-negative F4/80-negative or CD45/CD3-negative F4/80 weakly positive macrophage-like cells (Fig. 4).
You couldn't have been held guilty of expecting a tight game, but a combination of an ill timed Clayton Kershaw meltdown, Yasiel Puig fielding miscues, Michael Wacha pitching, and some tremendous Cardinals hitting, bats that finally came alive, means there was no repeat of the 2012 NLCS collapse for these Redbirds.
Their past two games – a combination of misplaced bottle, ill luck and just not quite having enough drive – have cast doubt on their status as top-four challengers.
Combo skin-A combination of either.
"It was a combination of things, she also had ill health," he said.
