The phrase "ability to invoke" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity or skill to call upon or utilize something, such as a resource, tool, or concept.
Example: "The software developer has the ability to invoke various programming languages to solve complex problems."
Alternatives: "capacity to call upon" or "skill to utilize".
The ability to invoke atmosphere or a psychological state is not to be underestimated here: it is a driving force in all the BAFC's work.
Some have argued that if the White House ultimately loses its fights over privilege, that outcome would only weaken future Presidents' ability to invoke the prerogative.
When Mr. Ronson was looking for a vintage feel for Ms. Winehouse's album, he said, he was amazed at the group's ability to invoke the sounds he wanted better than any sampling or studio wizardry could.
Perhaps Broadcast's ability to invoke a dimly remembered past was why their music struck a deep chord: they never sold many records, but as their career progressed, others soaked up their ideas.
Matthew Parrella, an assistant United States attorney, said the government would grant Anderson immunity from prosecution if he were to testify, eliminating his ability to invoke his rights against self-incrimination.
Pearson composed prolifically for the library music publisher KPM, where his ability to invoke moods through melodic and rhythmic ideas led to perhaps the most well-known aspect of his career, the creation of original themes for television series.
His wide appeal, many admirers say, lies in an ability not just to invoke the deep existential concerns of much endurance-based performance art — anxiety, ennui, other discomfort — but also to push beyond them, toward joy.
They have deliberately used this ability of celebrity to invoke the public in their campaigning.
A group of 16 US senators have renewed a bipartisan effort to curtail the ability of countries to invoke sovereign immunity in lawsuits accusing them of supporting terrorism — a move aimed in large part to clear the way for long stymied legal claims about Saudi Arabia's alleged complicity in the 9/11 terror attacks to proceed.
In an important environmental case, the court upheld the ability of private plaintiffs to invoke so-called citizen suit provisions of federal environmental law and bring lawsuits to stop pollution.
"We discovered cases of employees who consulted with research entities without seeking required approval, consulted in areas that appeared to conflict with their official duties, or consulted in situations where the main benefit was the ability of the employer to invoke the name of NIH as an affiliation," Zerhouni said in a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
