The phrase "are unable to affect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing limitations or the inability to influence a situation or outcome.
Example: "Despite their efforts, they are unable to affect the final decision made by the committee."
Alternatives: "cannot influence" or "are not able to impact".
I found that because coral larvae are weak swimmers compared to their ambient flow environment, they are unable to affect their trajectories in even benign flows.
For suppose that we are unable to affect the past, and that the explanation for this inability is that, whereas the future is not real, not actual, the past and present are real and actual.
These studies suggest that, unlike the Bur complex, these splicing factors are unable to affect transcription from promoters disrupted by a Ty insertion.
For the first time, I was unable to affect the way they were playing.
His 78th-minute introduction at Anfield came with his side already 2-1 down and he was unable to affect the outcome.
Although he was eventually successful in ending attacks against Igbo in the north, he was unable to affect a more lasting peace.
In contrast all forms of protein-bound hormones were unable to affect DNA synthesis in ECV-304 cells or CK in either cell type.
"So this is neither a guaranteed, immediate doomsday scenario for Apple nor a ruling that's unable to affect Apple's business in the very near term just because it doesn't name the German subsidiary.
By contrast, we were unable to affect STING expression by silencing of the autophagy regulatory proteins ULK136 (Unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1), ATG7 (Autophagy-related protein 7 37, or SQSTM1 p62 38 in A549 cells (Supplementary Fig. 6).
The ultimate goal is to make him appear powerless and weak, a flailing figure who is unable to affect the midterm elections or give the next Democratic nominee a boost.
