The phrase "abilities to smooth" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe skills or capabilities related to making something smoother, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "Her abilities to smooth out conflicts among team members were invaluable during the project."
Alternatives: "skills to facilitate" or "capabilities to refine".
But among Melvin's tricks is an ability to smooth the rough edges of ego.
President Obama's ability to smooth over some significant disagreements between the two allies may set the tone for the remainder of his administration.
"The ability to smooth out consumption when your income is very wobbly, and to figure out how to store value when you have no bank, is very sophisticated".
There's Al Roker the jolly uncle (weather), Natalie Morales the brainy, sharp-elbowed cousin (news) and Matt Lauer, Ms. Curry's co-host, the favorite son with the sardonic sense of humor and the ability to smooth over any uncomfortable situation.
Botox is known for its ability to smooth frown lines on aging foreheads, but the drug has long been used to treat neck spasms, eye muscle disorders and excessive underarm sweating.
As she introduces Smooth Result and discusses its benefits, like an ability "to smooth away those first little lines you can definitely live without," along with its moisturizers, vitamins and sun protection, Ms. Kanakaredes is shown in a series of carefree, glamorous shots set to an upbeat tune.
Although not quite in the same dots per inch category as laser printers, the continuous phosphor monochrome C.R.T. can display text that appears to the eye nearly as clear as print because of the eyes' ability to smooth the edges and the C.R.T.'s ability to make the pixel size vary and merge.
In an environment in which technology, financial markets and instant dissemination of information and analysis are combining to reshape the economy in ways that no one fully understands, some analysts think the Fed's ability to smooth out the business cycle may be diminished even if its monetary policy is flawless.
The ability to smooth over differences also seems to have helped get BSA's priorities accomplished.
Saving and borrowing gives households the ability to smooth consumption through periods out of the labour force without relying on external income replacement.
