The phrase "ability to impose a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity or power to enforce or apply something, such as rules, regulations, or authority.
Example: "The government has the ability to impose a curfew during times of emergency."
Alternatives: "capacity to enforce a" or "power to implement a".
This finding is important because the main advantage of simulated annealing method, namely its ability to impose a variety of reconstruction constraints, is usually compromised by its very slow rate of convergence.
Although they will definitely hear the Utah case, the justices left open the prospect that they might not be able to decide it for lack of an ability to impose a judicial remedy.
They limit how long a president can serve (two four-year terms), make it easier for candidates to get on the ballot and restrict a president's ability to impose a state of emergency.
Wayman Kennedy, a Sunday school teacher and church deacon, also wanted to be on the jury and told prosecutors he felt confident of his ability to impose a death penalty.
Critics say McNamara's eagerness to lend money undercuts the bank's ability to impose a measure of discipline on the economic policies of borrowing countries.
These ideas were helpful in developing a political theory of prophecy; the prophet, like the philosopher-king, is a visionary, gifted with bold leadership as well as the ability to impose a code of behavior upon his people.
Barclay instances tactical genius, brilliant man-management, a keen eye for a player and the ability to impose an enduring structure on previously struggling outfits – both Huddersfield and Arsenal went on to win the League the season after his departure.
"Commands" involve an expressed wish that something be done, combined with a willingness and ability to impose "an evil" if that wish is not complied with.
Everyone recognizes the significant weakening of denominations' ability to impose an agenda on its constituency, but these affiliations retain a significant pull in shaping their clergy's and their churches' time and energy.
The tug of war between localities and the central government also shows the limits of China's ability to impose change on a vast, unruly country by edict, while exposing the weaknesses of a one-size-fits-all approach to reform in a country where regional economic disparities are rapidly growing.
But now that he is to assume public office, Dr. Assad may be limited in his ability to impose modernization on a hidebound one-party system that has run the nation's economy and social life for its own benefit.
