The phrase "associated with a highly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a relationship or connection with something that is characterized by a high degree of a particular quality or attribute.
Example: "The research findings are associated with a highly innovative approach to problem-solving."
Alternatives: "linked to a significant" or "connected with a considerable".
Some people, the theory went, were more inclined to discriminate than others; prejudice was linked to traits such as authoritarianism, associated with a highly subservient attitude towards authority figures and an authoritarian attitude towards lower-status minorities.
He is set apart from the usual military strong man: he represents a religious minority; is associated with a highly ideological political party & comes from the minority wing of that party, which usurped power from the party's founders.
Subduction zone NVT has been associated with a highly serpentinized mantle wedge, typically in warm-slab subduction zones (Wada et al. 2008).
The first presentation was associated with a highly significant increase in blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal in a bilateral perisylvian distribution, including auditory cortex.
Note that, because the Lax scheme is very diffusive and it uses a mesh that is staggered in time, a two-level scheme using such a mesh is often associated with a highly diffusive scheme.
It is a heterogeneous disease associated with a highly variable clinical course [1].
PSII acclimation is complete within 480 minutes of exposure to elevated temperature and is associated with a highly dynamic transcriptional response.
This phenomenon is similar to techniques used in consumer marketing: advertisements can be more successful when a product (stimulus) is associated with a highly attractive woman (positive paired-stimulus) [26].
Spontaneous improvisation was in each case associated with a highly congruous pattern of activations and deactivations in prefrontal cortex, sensorimotor and limbic regions of the brain (Figs. 2 and 3).
Selection for smaller brains in migratory birds may arise from the energetic and developmental costs associated with a highly mobile life cycle, a possibility that is supported by a path analysis.
The Ho hypothesis is checked to determine whether the levels of gene expression in the experimental group presented as replicated residuals (deviations from the averaged control group profile) is associated with a highly representative (several hundred members) normally distributed set of residuals of gene expression values in the reference group.
