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Discover LudwigThe phrase "able to alter" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capacity or capability to change or modify something.
Example: "The software is able to alter the settings according to user preferences."
Alternatives: "capable of changing" or "able to modify".
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On this evidence, not even LeBron James will be able to alter that stat.
A dispatcher will be able to alter the schedule while the driver is on the road.
"None of them were able to alter the basic features of the Egyptian people, and whoever forms a majority in parliament also won't be able to alter those basic features … the Egyptian people won't allow this to happen".
The core issue in time travel has always been, Should the traveler be able to alter history?
Within the broad framework of the plot, you will be able to alter the protagonist's relationship with those around him.
Obama is a "shape-shifter", Remnick says; able to alter his message so that it reaches its target most effectively.
By better understanding how life stories are built, this work suggests, people may be able to alter their own narrative, in small ways and perhaps large ones.
Racing authorities want to know if a computer hacker was able to alter the tickets after the first four races in the Pick Six bet had been run.
Beginning in 2016, the Scottish Parliament will be able to alter income-tax rates by up to ten pence in the pound.
It is a pattern that not even Eriksson, on a salary of at least £100,000 a week, has been able to alter.
"In a year or two you'll be able to get a genetic profile of yourself, and be able to alter your diet".
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