The phrase "ability to function properly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's or something's capacity to operate effectively or as intended.
Example: "The software's ability to function properly is crucial for maintaining system stability."
Alternatives: "capacity to operate effectively" or "capability to work correctly."
The scarring blocks blood flow and the liver's ability to function properly, leading to symptoms that can be postponed but not reversed.
The move will be seen as a direct challenge to David Cameron's authority, with with senior civil servants warning the row threatens the government's ability to function properly.
"According to the Fed, there have been a number of recent signs pointing to some deterioration in the market's ability to function properly".
Because the brain depends on blood sugar as its primary source of energy, hypoglycemia interferes with the brain's ability to function properly.
"Continued destruction of these carbon-rich ecosystems will gradually diminish their ability to function properly, resulting in a potentially irreversible impact on the atmosphere and the planet," said the report.
They're produced as linear ribbons of molecules, and then snarl up like a ball of yarn, a process known as "folding". The configuration of that snarl, though, is intensely critical to the protein's ability to function properly.
But the ability of mitochondria to function properly seems to decline with age.
"Constant, chronic use of occlusive lip balms may initially help your lips, but they may interfere with the ability for your lips to function properly," explains Zeichner.
Future studies are needed to determine how changes in desmin-positive pericyte coverage in dex-treated offspring impacts the ability of the BBB to function properly as observed here through extravascular FITC leakage and whether this impacts neuronal function.
Yet if democracy is to function properly, the ability of ordinary citizens to petition their government — directly and in person, if they choose — is essential.
Your body needs plenty of rest each night to allow you to function properly in the daytime, at your optimal ability.
