The phrase "able to secure an" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability or capacity to obtain or achieve something, often followed by a noun that specifies what is being secured.
Example: "The organization is able to secure an agreement with the local government for the new project."
Alternatives: "capable of obtaining a" or "qualified to achieve a".
Macquarie, a Sydney-based investment bank (see article), was recently able to secure an ECB loan through a euro-area affiliate, putting up a security backed by Australian car loans.The ECB has been discussing for several months how to tighten the rules to prevent such abuses, without disrupting its cash lifeline to banks.
Why would being able to secure an unpopular job make it more worthwhile?
Straw says he cannot get Megrahi excluded "I have not been able to secure an explicit exclusion..
Simply by attending such an event, I was able to secure an internship related to my major in Marketing.
A few weeks before the auction, the house was able to secure an irrevocable bid on the sculpture, guaranteeing that it would sell.
His reputation by now, however, was such that he was able to secure an appointment as director of the German opera at Dresden, beginning in 1817.
Her father is an art collector, and at least partly because of that, she's been able to secure an internship at Eli Klein Fine Art, a SoHo gallery.
His father owned a jewelry shop, so he was able to secure an alarm clock when a shoemaker asked for one.
"We have been engaged in intensive discussions with the company over the last few days, but unfortunately we have not been able to secure an agreement yet".
I read Malory Towers and St Clare's on a loop in the playground and wondered how I might be able to secure an education.
Having an engaged, youthful audience meant that Mic were able to secure an interview with US president Barack Obama, quite a coup for such a young news provider.
