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The phrase "affect the ability to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing how one factor influences or changes someone's capacity to do something.
Example: "The new policy may affect the ability to access essential services for low-income families."
Alternatives: "influence the capacity to" or "impact the capability to".
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How does pregnancy affect the ability to vocalize?
Disorders of smell greatly affect the ability to detect flavours.
The impairments typically affect the ability to control legs, trunk, arms and hands.
And, as other sharing economy startups have found, regulatory barriers can affect the ability to grow.
Memory abnormality, any of the disorders that affect the ability to remember.
A shutdown of the system does not affect the ability to steer or brake the car.
"Conditions such as Alzheimer's affect the ability to make new memories and to decode language," he said.
Brown also heard from several interlocutors that the road security situation could affect the ability to hold credible elections.
Few data are available on how orthoses affect the ability to perform an emergency stop.
This does not affect the ability to use NX3 or NX4 desktop clients to connect to ECCO and SDS.
It can also severely affect the ability to recruit good talent.
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