The phrase "a result of two things" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining that something is caused or influenced by two specific factors or elements.
Example: "The project's success was a result of two things: effective teamwork and thorough planning."
Alternatives: "due to two factors" or "stemming from two causes".
As this article argues, the overcapacity has come about as a result of two things: recession (which has pushed down industrial demand for carbon, even though the volume of carbon allowances is fixed for 2013-20) and one-off factors such as an increase in the number of carbon auctions.
According to Patrick Markee, a spokesperson with the Coalition for the Homeless, "This crisis level of homelessness is largely a result of two things: affordability in this city, and the failed policies of the Bloomberg administration".
Conventional wisdom aside, this has little to do with spoiled kids, acquisitive parents, or PlayStation 2. Instead, it's the result of two things: housing and education.
He tells kids that character is the result of two things: mental point of view and the way we spend our time.
Kim and Kourt (and Jonathan Cheban) jokingly concluded that Khloe's changing face was the result of two things: one, drug use, or two, lots of laughter -- pointing to this photo as proof of the latter: .
I think good poems get written, as no doubt good paintings get painted, as a result of these two things coming together in an appropriate way.
Our current budget crisis is the result of three things: the Bush tax cuts, the Bush wars and the Bush recession caused by our failure, initiated by President Ronald Reagan, to properly regulate our financial institutions.
Once new companies start seeing some positive results, one of two things generally happens: they either plateau, or they grow so fast they implode.
The suffering that results is really a function of two things: the intensity of the shaking and the quality of the preparations that have been made.
