The phrase "are able to confer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability to grant or bestow something, such as rights, benefits, or titles.
Example: "The committee members are able to confer honorary degrees to deserving candidates."
Alternatives: "can grant" or "have the ability to bestow".
Main findings show that, for the considered geometry and properties of the case studies, even not infinitely stiff floors are able to confer a good seismic behaviour to un-reinforced masonry buildings.
We report that the resulting levels of intracellular trehalose (∼80 mM) are able to confer increased resistance to the partial dehydration resulting from hypertonic stress, but do not enable survival of complete desiccation due to air drying.
We've started examining that and found that in northern California, where waters tend to have more upwelling, these organisms have a different genetic profile than those elsewhere — than those in southern California — and the parents are able to confer that genetics to their babies.
Furthermore, the extracted cell surface proteins of S. suis from mutants defective in genes regulating metal ion uptake are able to confer significant protection against S. suis 2 infection in mice [16].
These conformational changes are much more noticeable with the proteins dissolved in water than in buffer solutions, again indicating that buffers like HEPES and presumably serum are able to confer significant protection against the ionization effects produced by γ-irradiation.
The present data show that cVLPs containing flagellin are able to confer complete heterosubtypic protection by the IN route, indicating that the incorporation of flagellin into VLPs as mucosal adjuvant has great potential for developing broadly cross-reactive influenza vaccines.
"Until these fundamental concerns are fully addressed, this election will not be able to confer the consent of the governed onto Icann," the report said.
He said it would have been best if Dr. Willerslev and his colleagues had been able to confer with the tribes before doing the research.
A mussel-inspired catecholic chemistry was found to be able to confer nature-derived mesoporous chitin aerogels with high and tunable surface activities.
For instance, in cardiomyocytes injured with doxorubicin or angiotensin II, Tanshinone IIA was able to confer a potent anti-apoptotic effect49,50.
He is the master of every other person who is able to confer or remove whatever that person wishes either to have or to avoid.
