The phrase "a record foreign" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is foreign in nature or context, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The report included a record foreign investment in the country last year."
Alternatives: "an unprecedented foreign" or "a notable foreign".
Prime Minister Zhu Rongji said the policy of pegging the currency, called the yuan or renminbi, to the United States dollar at a fixed rate had raised record foreign exchange reserves, increased exports and improved China's "national strength".
Although the Israeli government issued a record 120,000 foreign work permits in 2009, the country's political leaders say they want to phase out migrant labor.
Last year was a record for foreign holidaymakers in the UK: 37.6 million visits were made, up 4% on the previous year, with overseas visitors spending £22.5bn, a rise of 2%.
The institute's newly released annual survey, "Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange," showed that a record 582,996 foreign students attended American colleges and universities in the 2001-02 academic year, a 6.4percentt increase over the previous year.
So while Japan is suffering its worst recession in the postwar era, unemployment is at a record and foreign analysts are warning that Japan could set off a world-wide depression, the issue in the electoral districts is which candidate can best divert national funds to build more local dams.
At a time of record foreign-born population, too many poll workers do not know their legal responsibilities to voters not proficient in English.
One statistic that illustrates this point nicely is that at the start of the 1992 season, there were only 21 foreign-born players from 18 different countries on NBA rosters; at the start of the 2010-2011 season there were a record 84 foreign-born players from 38 counties.
With more international players having an impact in the N.B.A. -- a record nine foreign-born players were selected in the first round of the draft this summer -- and the United States' embarrassing performance in Indianapolis, there is a growing sense that the United States is on the verge of surrendering supremacy in a sport it has dominated.
The 86th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 2. A record 76 foreign-language Oscar submissions.
Now that modest trickle is a raging flood, with a record 252 foreign-born players having played for MLS teams last year.
