The phrase "able to surround the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing the capability to encircle or encompass something.
Example: "The new security system is able to surround the entire perimeter of the property, ensuring maximum safety."
Alternatives: "capable of encircling the" or "able to encompass the".
Shortly afterward, an important Ikhwān faction defected, and Ibn Saʿūd was able to surround the rebels and force them to surrender to the British in Kuwait in January 1930.
However, the Allied force took so long most of a week to consolidate its position that German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring was able to surround the beachhead, keeping its eventual force of six Allied divisions penned there while he mounted a succession of massive attacks on them during February.
"It is utterly unacceptable that any school, head teacher or local authority should be able to surround the clarity of CfE with a smokescreen of bureaucracy and unnecessary paperwork.
By choosing the right cleaning formula ingredients, and having them dispense as a foam, we were able to surround the fiber tips with tiny bubbles that dislodge the makeup debris and transfer it onto the microfiber cloth.
Still, it was able to surround the ROK 3rd Division in the city.
It soon became apparent that the students wouldn't be able to surround the campus in one unbroken ring.
The other key, as mentioned, is a passionate disinterest (or an objectivity) that leads one to be able to surround them with the best people — to admit weaknesses and build the right team accordingly.
Mr. Passos Coelho, 46, has no previous government experience, which also means that under such international scrutiny, "much depends on how well he is able to surround himself with the right people," Mr. Magalhães said.
You don't even need to pay them, you can just get them involved and give them the experience that will help them get an internship in another company in the future". While Tom didn't really have any business or tech background, he was able to surround himself with people who had the skills Jebbit needed.
"You're able to surround yourself with people you get along with".
He placed the city under siege; however, given the depleted size of his army, he was not able to completely surround the city.
