The phrase "are able to damage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the potential for causing harm or destruction, often in a context related to physical objects, systems, or relationships.
Example: "Certain chemicals are able to damage the environment if not handled properly."
Alternatives: "can harm" or "have the capacity to damage."
They are able to damage the cells and ultimately cell death [62].
The ROS are able to damage biomolecules like enzymes, lipids, proteins, DNA and RNA leading to inflammation [8].
The underlying problem, as Wood says, is that "clients are able to damage future earnings for workers", while freelancers have little bargaining power.
The ensuing oxidative stress produced by severe increases in ROS can be deleterious to plants, as ROS such as the superoxide radical, hydrogen peroxide, or the hydroxyl radical are able to damage most cellular macromolecules directly, and ultimately lead to cell death [2], [4], [5].
These peroxidised lipids can produce a range of ROS which are able to damage DNA.
Literature data have shown that these products are able to damage mtDNA and key mitochondrial constituents, including enzymes involved in mitochondrial respiration [ 49].
Taylor shot down two dive bombers and was able to damage another (the third damaged aircraft was considered Taylor's first probable kill ).
The researchers found that coriander oil is able to damage the membrane of bacterial cells.
The chances of being able to damage the smugglers' boats without unacceptable collateral damage are also much lower.
She said that the Brussels bombers' explosive of choice, TATP, might be able to damage parts of the plant but that the damage would shut down the reactor, limiting the radiation damage.
KRG President Masoud Barzani said that "the terrorists will not be able to damage the relations between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and its Arab brothers" during an August meeting with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
