The phrase "acted in combination" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe two or more elements working together to achieve a specific outcome or effect.
Example: "The chemicals acted in combination to produce a reaction that was more potent than either one alone."
Alternatives: "worked together" or "functioned in unison".
"The evidence established that Mr Ashby acted in combination with Ms Doane and Mr Brough when commencing the proceedings in order to advance the interests of the LNP and Mr Brough," Justice Rares said.
In December 2012, the federal court judge Steven Rares threw out the case on the grounds of abuse of process, finding Ashby had launched proceedings "to pursue a political attack against Mr Slipper" and had acted "in combination" with another staffer and Brough.
Rares found the "predominant purpose for bringing these proceedings was to pursue a political attack against Mr Slipper" and that Ashby "acted in combination" with another Slipper staffer, Karen Doane, and Brough "in order to advance the interests of the LNP and Mr Brough".
In comparison, TNF-α or histamine alone induced growth inhibition in a non-cytolytic manner in normal keratinocytes, an effect that was further enhanced to cell cytolysis when both mediators acted in combination.
A viral endosymbiosis in a firmicute host could be the relaxation in selective pressure that acted in combination with pressure from antibiotics to cause a revolution in terms of membranes, ribosomes, and DNA replication machinery.
The oilseed rape industry hotly contests the claim that the crop could act in combination with grass pollen.
They have been also shown to act in combination with Forkhead TFs, which are crucial for vascular morphogenesis50, 57.
Both hormones inhibit estrogen action and endometrial cancer, but little is known about how they act in combination.
Two types of coloration may act in combination; in some instances, for example, structurally coloured and pigmented layers may be superimposed.
These plasticity mechanisms must act in combination with appropriate information-coding strategies to equip motor-learning systems with the ability to express learning in correct contexts.
