import Control.Arrow combination :: Int -> [a] -> [([a],[a])] combination 0 xs = [([],xs)] combination _ [] = [] combination c (x:xs) = (map ((x:).fst &&& snd) (combination (c-1) xs)) ++ (map (fst &&& (x:).snd) (combination c xs)) group :: [Int] -> [a] -> [[[a]]] group [] _ = [[]] -- group [n] xs = map ((:[]).fst) (combination n xs) group (n:ns) xs = concatMap (\(comb,rest) -> map (comb:) (group ns rest)) (combination n xs) group' [] = const [[]] group' (n:ns) = concatMap (uncurry $ (. group' ns) . map . (:)) . combination n