ability

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But it may be that California’s ability to tax billionaires’ income has been pretty much tapped out.

From Los Angeles Times

Caleb Mason, a former federal prosecutor who is now a partner with Werksman Jackson & Quinn in Los Angeles, said the local investigators are limited in this case, and do not “have the ability to compel a federal agent to answer questions, nor to grant some kind of immunity.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We have demonstrated that a bark beetle can co-opt a tree's defensive compounds to make defenses against its own enemies. However, since one of the enemies, the fungus Beauveria bassiana, has developed the ability to detoxify these antimicrobial defenses, it can successfully infect the bark beetles and thus actually help the tree in its battle against bark beetles," summarizes study leader Jonathan Gershenzon.

From Science Daily

A royal commission has broad powers to investigate, the ability to summon witnesses and compel agencies to produce documents.

From BBC

Chikli’s new rules, the groups say, are part of an effort to undermine their ability to work and provide aid to Gazans.

From The Wall Street Journal