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The phrase "affected the ability to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how something has impacted someone's capacity or capability to do something.
Example: "The recent changes in policy have significantly affected the ability to access necessary resources."
Alternatives: "impacted the capacity to" or "influenced the capability to".
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Dr Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, which is funding drug trials, said that disagreement and delay around drug and vaccine trial design had "seriously affected the ability to test the effectiveness of interventions" and called for consensus to be reached.
Age affected the ability to taste bitterness.
The outages this morning affected the ability to use personal pickup in order to snag iPad minis ordered online.
We showed that the 'drought' simulation was the dominant factor altering DOC release and affected the ability to remove DOC.
Also, according to some reviews on iTunes, the update has been causing app crashes and has affected the ability to view stats for some users.
The report said high caseloads for social workers affected the "ability to fully assess children's needs and to plan help effectively".
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This affects the NHS' ability to look after those who need a bed the most.
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.
"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.
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