The phrase "alter the flow of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes to a process, system, or situation that affects how something progresses or operates.
Example: "The new policy is designed to alter the flow of information within the organization to improve communication."
Alternatives: "change the course of" or "modify the direction of".
Individuals rarely alter the flow of a Morris work.
They accomplish this with a system of valves that can alter the flow of fuel and air instantly as power needs change.
Building floating structures can also severely alter the flow of a river such as the Thames and disrupt transport, a spokesperson from the Port of London Authority explains.
So far, though, their knowledge has done nothing to alter the flow of water in the Missouri River basin, explored by Lewis and Clark in 1804 and home to 10 million people spread from northern Montana to eastern Missouri.
And in the game of rapid response -- getting your message out before your opponent's can make an impact -- e-mail delivered with surgical precision can pre-emptively alter the flow of a major story.
Increasing temperatures could drastically alter the flow of water down from the mountains and threaten the livelihoods of people across the continent, according to the report, published ahead of crucial UN talks on a new global climate deal in Paris.
By Ben McGrath Congestion pricing or not, the Bloomberg administration is impressively committed to altering the flow of traffic through the center city.
Congestion pricing or not, the Bloomberg administration is impressively committed to altering the flow of traffic through the center city.
As in the eighteen-seventies, we are in the midst of a technological revolution that has altered the flow of information.
Engineers, pilots, controllers and others have known for years that ice can very quickly cause havoc on an airplane by altering the flow of air over its finely crafted shape.
The idea is that the loss of sea ice is altering the flow of the atmosphere enough to heighten the risk of severe weather in midlatitude regions like the United States.
