The phrase "able to discern in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the ability to perceive or recognize something within a specific context or situation.
Example: "She is able to discern in the chaos of the market the subtle shifts in consumer behavior."
Alternatives: "capable of recognizing in" or "able to identify in".
A system known as STATION MASTERS, allows you to zoom in and see hidden details that you wouldn't be able to discern in a conventional gallery setting.
It was a perfume of untraceable subtleties, the kind of scent that made me wish I were a hound dog, able to discern in just what proportions the aromas of laundry soap and laundry room, of closet, kitchen and the humans who lived there, intermingled in the cloth.
The sense of moral aspiration behind corporate social responsibility seems mostly genuine — which is somehow both the most and least appealing thing about it, for it encourages a lot of back-patting among the world's economic elite, whose members seem able to discern, in their own hunt for the cheapest possible work force, a humanitarian aim.
However, as there were no control groups (with or without a history of depression) that were not exposed to medication, the investigators were not able to discern if an increase in or new onset of depression was attributable primarily to varenicline, nicotine withdrawal, or some other reason.
By staining the cells with antibodies that bind to specific protein constituents of different neuroglia, neurologists have been able to discern two (in some opinions, three) main groups of neuroglia: (1) astrocytes, subdivided into fibrous and protoplasmic types; (2) oligodendrocytes, subdivided into interfascicular and perineuronal types; and sometimes (3) microglia.
Thus, when Ortega referred to one's "life time" as consisting of youth, maturity, and old age, we are able to discern that: in the first instance, his concept of generation entails a horizontal reference to living individuals as being "contemporaries"; and, secondly, it refers to the vertical differentiation, in age, between youth, maturity, and old age in short, as being "coevals".
During embryogenesis, neighboring progenitor cells in a developing field are able to discern incremental changes in the Shh signal strength and adopt their respective fate accordingly (Ribes and Briscoe, 2009; Balaskas et al., 2012).
However, in these measurements we were not able to discern any differences in the dependence of the laser excitation polarization on the SHG intensity between the different gels.
"I have not really been able to discern a difference in the taste," he said.
But he did express frustration that his network was able to discern this change in the sample structure while Nielsen is supposed to be examining the data looking for a possible explanation.
After studying the star for seven years, Dr. Silvotti and his colleagues were able to discern subtle modulations in the six-minute cycle, suggesting that the star was being tugged to and fro over a three-year period by a massive planet.
