The phrase "affects the scope of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how something influences or changes the extent or range of a particular subject or issue.
Example: "The new regulations significantly affect the scope of our research project, limiting the areas we can explore."
Alternatives: "influences the extent of" or "modifies the range of".
Icac appealed against that decision in the high court, saying the case "fundamentally affects the scope of the commission's powers to conduct investigations into corrupt conduct".
Icac is appealing the decision in the high court and said in a statement the decision "fundamentally affects the scope of the commission's powers to conduct investigations into corrupt conduct".
From that point of view, individuals' engagement affects the scope of action in combination with support and guidance from more experienced workers (Chan 2013).
In the two years since Bedford voters approved $67.8 million to expand and renovate seven district buildings, cost increases have affected the scope of the work involved.
But other lawmakers leading committee probes contended that Mueller's appointment would do nothing to affect the scope of their investigations.
A spokesman for the Justice Department referred to a 2009 letter that said "these studies may well affect the scope of the government's reopener claim".
It does not create any additional or separate source of detention authority, and it does not affect the scope of detention authority under existing law.
What is clear is that taking the dossier out of the mix — indeed, taking Page himself out of the mix — doesn't do much to affect the scope of the investigation.
Third, it investigates the antecedents of scope, and suggests that prior investment in scientific knowledge and in related inventive experience are two factors that affect the scope of the patents that firms develop.
The Justice Department and policymakers are still grappling with the legal and policy boundaries inherent in cyberwarfare, and their decisions may well affect the scope of the command's offensive operations.
Nothing contained in this clause shall imply a license to the Government under any patent or be construed as affecting the scope of any license or other right otherwise granted to the Government.
