The phrase "attributed to a foreign" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in contexts discussing the origin of ideas, works, or actions that are linked to a foreign entity or individual.
Example: "The theory was attributed to a foreign scholar who had conducted extensive research in the field."
Alternatives: "credited to a foreign" or "ascribed to a foreign".
In sharp contrast after 6 months, extensive tissue destruction was observed in all animals of the polymer group that was attributed to a massive foreign body reaction at the histological level.
It then faced further criticism after the census website crashed, which it attributed to a series of foreign attacks.
A14 Kerry Advisers Assess Loss Senior advisers to Senator John Kerry said he lost because he failed to turn the election into a referendum on the economy, which they attributed to a barrage of foreign policy news and President Bush's success in wielding cultural issues.
According to figures for 35 mainly rich countries compiled by the UN Conference on Trade and Development, most of the fall can be attributed to a decline in foreign acquisitions, which contracted by 34%, compared with a 15% fall in the number of greenfield FDI projects.
Using monoclonal antibodies against retinal pigment epithelium cells, glia, macrophages, and T-lymphocytes, the inflammatory cell population was found to be similar to that obtained with conventional silicone oils; however, several aspects emerged that were attributed to a reaction against a foreign body.
The development of arthritis in PGIA is attributed to a cross-reaction against foreign PG and mice self-PG [ 25].
There has been an overall decrease in out-migration of skilled health workers from South Africa since the early 2000s largely attributed to a reduced need for foreign-trained skilled health workers in destination countries, limitations on recruitment, and tighter migration rules.
Since then, the share of American companies' foreign profits attributed to a handful of tax havens has more than doubled.
A further invitation for a terrorist attack could also be attributed to a statement Thursday from the Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store who said the time was ripe to open negotiations with banned Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab.
