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Grammar detail: だけの力量(りきりょう)がある

だけの力量(りきりょう)がある  have the capacity to do
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だけの
りきりょう
力量
がある
is a set expression meaning
have the capacity to do ~; be able to do
かれ
その
しごと
仕事
するだけ
りきりょう
力量
ある
He is equal to the task.
The usual meaning of だけ is 'only'. So one might expect that a literal translation of this expression would be 'is only able to do ~'. In fact, the implication of だけ here is closer to 'at least ~' or 'more than ~'. This can be seen in the set phrase できるだけ, which means 'as much as one can do' not 'only what one can do'.
Because だけの does not change the meaning, but only adds to it, the expression
りきりょう
力量
がある is also often used with the same meaning:
かれ
その
しごと
仕事
やれる
りきりょう
力量
あった
He was equal to the job.
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Kanji used in this grammar

リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
リョウ   はか to measure   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
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