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Free sign upThe phrase "able to devote a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capacity or willingness to dedicate time, effort, or resources to a particular task or cause.
Example: "I am able to devote a significant amount of time to this project to ensure its success."
Alternatives: "capable of dedicating a" or "prepared to commit a".
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[Other] advanced countries are proving willing and able to devote a bigger share of their national wealth to essential care and support in terms of social care.
Meanwhile, Amazon has many millions of books, and needs to make a profit, so it'll only be able to devote a certain, proportional amount of time to helping writers too.
Publishers have lots of books, need to make a profit, and are battling declining reader attention spans, so they are only able to devote a certain amount of time to helping writers market their books anyway.
In other games, a lot of professional players are able to devote a fair amount of time and energy to streaming, and there's pretty good rewards there.
In that case, it's important to understand what it is you really want to do with your time — perhaps, write a book — and then be able to devote a portion of your day to that.
I was able to devote a lot of time towards building a good foundation with my now stepson.
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With Mr. Lack in place as a clear No. 2 executive, Mr. Wright said, he would be able to "devote myself in a more spirited way to some of the G.E. issues" relating to NBC.
The THG case offers a limited example -- the UCLA lab was able to devote staffing because of a $100,000 grant from the USADA.
"I'm thrilled that he's now reached a point in his career where he's able to devote himself to hosting a nightly show.
With work, kids' school parties and Christmas shopping, I've only been able to devote about 4 hrs a day to Twitter.
He said his opponents, who operate their own businesses, would not be able to devote the 40 hours a week that he says he spends on the job, which pays $675 a month.
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