The phrase "able to withstand close" is not correct and seems incomplete in written English.
It could be used in a context where you are describing something's ability to endure or resist something that is close, but it requires additional information to be clear.
Example: "The material is able to withstand close scrutiny from experts in the field."
Alternatives: "capable of enduring close" or "able to resist close".
They are able to withstand close nuclear explosions and radiation.
They also contended that Ms. Dinoire might not be able to withstand close scrutiny from the news media after re-entering society as the first person to wear a new face.
With statistical practice increasingly becoming an essential component of research efforts across the sciences, this review article highlights the compelling role of statistics in ensuring that research findings in the animal sciences are reproducible in other words, able to withstand close interrogation and independent validation.
Most likely, his positions will not be able to withstand close scrutiny and robust discussions, but we will never know if the vote is quickly pushed through without debate.
All forms of media can be successful even in a recession, although the impact of digital marketing might be easier to quantify and therefore able to withstand the close scrutiny of senior executives demanding justification for any spending while their operations are under recessionary pressures, says Lodish.
Keep furniture and furnishings a safe distance from the fireplace and ensure that any close furniture is able to withstand direct heat.
"Many shops would close as they wouldn't be able to withstand the diversion of trade from a supermarket".
Keep Ulverston Special said the development would "utterly destroy" the heritage brewery site and many shops would close as they would not be able to withstand the diversion of trade from a supermarket.
These men were believed to be from the 80th Infantry Regiment, which the Australians felt was close to exhaustion, and was unlikely to be able to withstand any further pressure.
Close to 14.4 million people are hungry and the majority will not be able to withstand the rising prices".
At a dinner in the summer of 2010 a source extremely close to Jeremy Hunt asked what scale of cuts the theatre industry might be able to withstand.
