The phrase "ability to block a" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity or skill to prevent or obstruct something, typically in a specific context.
Example: "The software has the ability to block a variety of harmful websites to ensure user safety."
Alternatives: "capacity to prevent a" or "skill to obstruct a".
Simon has said that Taubman Centers' shareholders are being disenfranchised by the family's ability to block a deal.
"No doubt, he's got the ability to block a big man like [John Jenkins], because he's a big man himself.
In 2013, a new UK regulation made Say-on-Pay votes binding, providing shareholders with the ability to block a firm's remuneration policy (every three years).
Its ability to block a surge is rated in terms of joules; the higher the rating, the more it can handle.
Many large shareholders of Taubman Centers interviewed for this article said they were unaware that the 1998 restructuring had given the family the ability to block a deal.
David E. Simon, Simon Property's chief executive, has contended that Taubman Centers' shareholders are being disenfranchised by the family's ability to block a takeover.
Researchers were able to trace its ability to reduce pain to its ability to block an enzyme called COX-1, which is involved in inflammation and blood clotting.
The Republicans hold a majority in the House, and many had hoped to leverage their ability to block an increase in the government's borrowing limit to win policy concessions from Mr Obama and the Democrats who control the Senate.
"One skill set we know he has is the ability to focus and play through pain; an ability to block all things out and have the focus of a laser beam.
If the Republicans and their Right Wing allies are able to prevent her from taking office, they'll have demonstrated an ability to block any nomination for the most craven, partisan reasons.
But a bank's ability to block payments to a legal entity raises a troubling prospect.
