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The phrase "the capacity for" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to indicate the potential to perform a certain action or take certain steps. For example, "The capacity for growth was evident in the company's quarterly results."
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the capacity for
noun
The ability to hold, receive or absorb
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The capacity for pleasure is there.
Others retained the capacity for shock.
"We simply don't have the capacity for growth".
But the capacity for escalation has not gone away.
Paris is paralyzed-without the capacity for municipal movement".
He believes vehemently in the capacity for kindness.
Measuring national competitiveness and the capacity for innovation is tricky.
Clearly, Sherlock hasn't developed the capacity for compassion.
Curtis does not have the capacity for such hard thinking.
This reliance brings the capacity for warfare to cyberspace.
Any arcade music game has the capacity for towering difficulty.
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