The phrase "able to close a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability or capacity to complete a specific action or task, often in a technical or operational context.
Example: "The software is able to close a connection to the database when the task is complete."
Alternatives: "capable of closing a" or "qualified to close a".
The effect on cell motility was assessed by a gap closure assay, which showed that αB-crystallin knockdown decreased the rate by which HNSCC cells were able to close a gap by 1.5- to 2.0-fold.
"Unfortunately, we weren't able to close a deal.
Should Ellman's group not be able to close a deal with Burke, it would forfeit nearly $20 million in nonrefundable payments it has already made.
But Mr. Carter said he did not know how soon Luby's would be able to close a deal on converting the short-term debt to long-term debt.
Thus, we would have been able to close a part of Danzig Bay on which Gdynia was situated, or a part of the Belt, by laying several rows of mines.
Yet by the end of March, Brown gloomily called an end to his talks with Republican lawmakers, frustrated — mystified, really — that he was not able to close a deal.
Mr. Payne, who describes himself as a postal geek, has empathy for the failing postal service for all the regulation it must abide, including not being able to close an outpost "solely for operating at a deficit".
He bootstrapped until he was able to close an angel round from high net-worth individuals in Philadelphia.
Even so, the project's developers are auctioning the units at deep discounts, hoping that by stimulating a skittish market they will be able to close out a project begun back in 2004.
"It felt good to get going, especially down the stretch, and be able to close out a game," Williams said.
So while the state may not be able to close down a clinic, it may also not be obligated to finance one.
