The phrase "ability to wield the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's skill or capability to use or control something effectively, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "Her ability to wield the power of persuasion made her an exceptional leader."
Alternatives: "capacity to handle the" or "skill to manage the".
This International Women's Day is a fitting time to celebrate women's growing economic might and our ability to wield this power on behalf of the world's women.
The governor said that "as we enter a period of state and national recession, we cannot afford to jeopardize the state's ability to wield this vital tool".
" SINCE a boy in middle school, he has been enthralled with power, the ability to wield it and the nobility of political causes.
Just because my religion bears his name doesn't give me the ability to wield or withhold the saving or healing power of Christ as I see fit.
"Angels often make emotional decisions based on very little data," he says, "which would be almost funny if they didn't have the ability to wield enormous influence over the management teams of their start-ups.
When I imagine a voice actor, I'm thinking "super power"—the ability to wield character range and impressions on a level that I still don't understand.
In moving into a new era where the cyber domain offers state and non-state actors the ability to wield low-cost capabilities for high-effect actions, understanding the implications of these threats to national security is paramount.
"I'm not saying better," he said, "just stronger in their ability to wield influence as to the decisions that are made to govern intercollegiate athletics".
As the one-year anniversary of Mr. Morsi's inauguration as Egypt's first freely elected president approaches, he faces widespread discontent from a swath of society and stinging grass-roots campaigns that have undermined his ability to wield power and address the country's most pressing problems.
