The phrase "associates are able" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that associates have the capability or permission to perform a certain action or task.
Example: "In our company, associates are able to access the training materials at any time to enhance their skills."
Alternatives: "associates can" or "associates have the ability".
But as long as Mr Green and his associates are able to pass stolen diamonds off as new, there will remain a currency in demand throughout the criminal world.
A modern, mobile POS with offline mode ensures sales associates are able to complete common workflows, such as processing sales, returns, applying discounts and special store promotions and signing up customers to loyalty programs, even during busy periods with limited or no connectivity.
According to her writ, Firtash and his companies and associates were able to skim billions of dollars from gas transactions.
With their links to the oil industry and investors, Calderon and his associates were able to raise enough capital to begin operations in Colombia.
Dr. Tsang and his associates were able to identify a mutation in the gene ATF6 that causes achromatopsia – a severe form of color blindness.
Abacha's sons - the eldest, Ibrahim, died in a plane crash in 1996 - and business associates were able to bank the money through British Virgin Island front companies or by failing to identify themselves as linked to the brutal dictator.
By developing X-ray techniques that later proved useful in many chemical applications, Lipscomb and his associates were able to map the molecular structures of numerous boranes and their derivatives.
In an interview after his address, Mr. Noonan said a team of associates was able to reduce the cooling load by insulating the duct work and reducing the overall humidity in the plant, which made the environment feel cooler than it actually was.
Green and his associates were able to form a new company, now playing in the Third Division, after an application to join the Scottish Premier League was rejected.
Many of Grant's associates were able to capture his confidence through flattery and brought their intrigues openly to his attention.
In 2001, Hideo Tomioka and his associates were able to produce a comparatively stable triplet carbene (bis 9-anthryl carbene, with a half-life of 19 minutes), bis 9-anthryl carbenef resonance.
