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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ability to tap a" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's skill or capacity to access or utilize something, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "Her ability to tap a wealth of resources has greatly contributed to the project's success."
Alternatives: "capacity to access" or "skill to utilize".
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There were lots of nice touches, for example the ability to tap a point on a slide on the iPhone screen and having that point get highlighted with a red dot on everyone else's screen.
As Jordan mentioned yesterday, the patent in question deals with the ability to tap a phone number or an address within an email to bring up the corresponding application.
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"That opened up the floodgates and I discovered an ability to tap into a prayer that was clearly not my own doing.
Giving judges the ability to tap such a lawyer for advice was a key element of the 2015 reform measure to address criticism that only the government's position was being heard in the ultra-secretive court.
The ability to tap into a college investment plan was appealing to Roger C. Nagel, a certified public accountant in Albuquerque.
It has all the makings of the next big thing in wireless: the ability to tap into a high-speed network anywhere in town, even in a car going 60mph.
"We are not surprised that Congressman Lazio outraised us given his ability to tap into a well-funded national network of conservative donors," said Cathie Levine, a Clinton campaign spokeswoman.
Another new feature – the ability to tap on a music-note icon to identify the song playing in a clip being watched – will be available on iPhone and Android.
Mr. Allard, who is now general manager of Microsoft's Xbox division, argues that Microsoft can create a mass audience by the force of a huge effort and by the company's ability to tap into a latent demand that he said he first detected three years ago.
Bluetooth's ability to tap into a vehicle's diagnostic computer may prove more immediately practical.
The popularity of Apple gives us the ability to tap into a huge market of iOS smartphones and tablets.
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