Here, I mean it as the combination of three things.
Mr. Leonhardt defines the "fundamental problem" in health care as "the combination of soaring costs and mediocre results".
(This use extends beyond the original definition of counterpoint simply as the combination of melodies).
Normally, climate change can be viewed as the combination of various natural forces occurring over diverse timescales.
In John Howard's "tough on drugs" era, harm minimisation was defined for the first time as the combination of supply reduction, demand reduction and harm reduction.
But the combination of the two is very important, just as the combination of theatrical and download is very important to filmmakers".
It's likely to be a shortlived respite as the combination of high confidence and low interest rates is a recipe for higher prices next year".
However, Kent police have refused to rule out further delays in coming weeks, as the combination of increased security checks and chronic understaffing bite into the port's efficiency.
The combination of fowl, pork lardoons, butter, carrots, shallots, onions, wine, brandy, and mushrooms is as felicitous as the combination of artichokes, asparagus, and sweetbread mush is ridiculous.
But it did run a study using Erbitux alone, which worked in only half the patients as the combination of Erbitux and irinotecan.
Cook described Apple's car project as the combination of three different factors — self-driving cars, electric vehicles and ride-sharing.
