The phrase "ability to thrive on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone's capacity to succeed or flourish in a particular environment or under certain conditions.
Example: "Her ability to thrive on challenges has made her a valuable asset to the team."
Alternatives: "capacity to excel in" or "talent for succeeding in".
Food foragers and gardeners have long appreciated it for its accessibility and weed-like ability to thrive on neglect.
Sun is rapidly becoming a Chinese icon, the latest emblem of the country's ability to thrive on the global stage.
What do AT&T's offspring take from their parent and how does it affect their ability to thrive on their own?
Members of the genus Saxifraga (literally "rock breaker"), with their tenacious ability to thrive on rocky crags in cold, harsh climates, have a tough root system and penetrating taproots.
If decisions on how to select pupils were really delegated to schools, some would undoubtedly offer a highly academic education to those with the ability to thrive on it.
Corporate Express, the Dutch office supplies company being pursued by Staples, took a gamble on its ability to thrive on its own on Wednesday.
The ability to thrive solely on pasture (even without hay) varies with breed, but all sheep can survive on this diet.
Lundqvist's ability to thrive in elimination games is on par with the Kings' 7-0 showing in do-or-die contests this postseason.
If they are to sustain growth in the years ahead, they must be economic pioneers, pushing out the technological frontier through advances in knowledge.Britain, which has dismantled its old manufacturing industries faster and further than most, has made an especially big bet on its ability to thrive as a knowledge-based economy.
"A food having slightly more or less of a vitamin or mineral doesn't necessarily mean it will have a practical impact on our ability to thrive as a species," Kashey says.
The strategy of using lactobacilli for delivery of protective antibody fragments relies on their ability to thrive and colonise in the gastrointestinal tract.
