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The phrase "ability to set boundaries" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing personal development, mental health, or interpersonal relationships where establishing limits is important.
Example: "Developing the ability to set boundaries is crucial for maintaining healthy relationships and personal well-being."
Alternatives: "capacity to establish limits" or "skill in defining boundaries."
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Their gardening partnership hinges on the ability to set boundaries.
I'm envious of a lot of men and their ability to set boundaries, stay their course and do what they enjoy doing, without feeling guilty or acting neurotic.
Parenting them requires tremendous patience, resourcefulness, an ability to set boundaries and, often, tirelessness and even fearlessness in the face of the kind of extreme acting out that can result from extreme trauma — in other words, a very specific skill set; one that most people simply don't have.
To reflect on the meaning of life, to have the ability to set boundaries according to values and goals, the participants could easier balance everyday life.
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Hawley suggests that, as a result of the proliferation of online media, mainstream conservatism "may be losing its ability to set meaningful boundaries in rightwing discourse".
In fact, the ability to set firm boundaries around work and non-work time helped to reduce work-life conflict.
You weren't allowed to set boundaries.
We all need to set boundaries.
Remember to set boundaries as well.
"I wanted to be able to set boundaries.
However, you now need to set boundaries with your husband.
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