The phrase "ability to procure" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity or skill to obtain or acquire something, often in a business or formal context.
Example: "The candidate demonstrated a strong ability to procure necessary resources for the project."
Alternatives: "capacity to acquire" or "skill in obtaining".
Whether it's the shaky cam or the people in the districts' strange ability to procure high tech projectors, these guys have a few bones to pick with Katniss' little universe.
The government announced that its first step would be to strengthen the bank's ability to procure liquidity.
""Part of the great digestion formula," he says, "is not only the ability to procure nutrients, but it's to protect yourself from getting sick while you do that.
Both companies had intended to resume building vehicles around midweek, but now said that they would hold off as they continue to assess their ability to procure enough parts from suppliers.
Although Harris was a real person — Jack Harris (born John Harrison), an entrepreneurial waiter who worked at the Shakespeare's Head Tavern in Covent Garden and was renowned for his ability to procure a prostitute to suit any taste — scholars generally concur that he was not the list's author, and simply licensed his name to its publishers.
Teenagers may also be out of luck, since facial recognition (now used by D.M.V.'s in four states) is expected to greatly reduce identity fraud and with it a kid's ability to procure a fake ID by posing as an older sibling.
We build long-lasting relationships with our clients through constant communication and our abilities to procure the information and resources clients need to make knowledgeable decisions regarding their thoroughbred investments.
But the sanctions have not dulled the Iraqi leader's appetite for the most lethal of weapons, and have slowed rather than stopped his ability eventually to procure them.
Crowne was quick to point out how much Becta had saved schools over the years, not least through its ability to centrally procure expensive hardware and infrastructure.
Second, the ability to easily procure primary tumor cells from the bloodstream facilitates the application of cutting-edge genetic methodologies.
We provide a detailed protocol describing the dissociation and culturing of murine islet cells in Appendix C. The ability to consistently procure viable and functional islets is crucial to effectively studying the physiology and pathophysiology of islets and their constituent cells.
