The phrase "affected its ability to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how a certain factor has impacted someone's or something's capacity to perform a task or function.
Example: "The recent changes in policy have significantly affected its ability to meet customer demands."
Alternatives: "impacted its capacity to" or "hampered its capability to".
The Environmental Protection Agency said it was reviewing the decision to see if it affected its ability to safeguard the nation's waters.
The highly secretive National Security Agency has confirmed that it had a "serious computer problem" last week that affected its ability to handle intelligence information.
But it didn't go far after rainy weather affected its ability to navigate.
Yemen is running out of oil, and the government's dwindling finances have affected its ability to strike at Al Qaeda.
It seems, though, that the embarrassing episode and the penalties assessed against the firm and Mr. Leuschen have not affected its ability to raise money.
To avert that threat, Wal-Mart issued a weasely statement on November 21st that, although it had a "strong commitment to diversity", it would no longer weigh in on "controversial issues" unless they directly affected its ability to serve its customers.
Regardless, this strain has been successfully used to identify and test various pathogenicity related phenotypes in planta suggesting that it may not affect its ability to macerate host tissues.
It said the extra costs would not affect its ability to meet its financial targets or have an impact on its dividends.
I developed AireLive in South Korea with very little concern about Internet speeds affecting its ability to function the way we designed it.
The Agency insisted that any future reductions in staff would not affect "its ability to respond to flooding incidents", adding that it would minimise the impact on other frontline services as well.
The Boy Scouts organisation said it was "disappointed" by Disney's decision, which will affect its ability to serve children, Deron Smith, a Boy Scouts spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday.
