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The phrase "a certain amount of control" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the degree or level of control that one has over a situation or process.
Example: "In order to ensure the project's success, the manager must maintain a certain amount of control over the team's activities."
Alternatives: "a degree of control" or "some level of control".
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It also gave her a certain amount of control.
"I get to give up a certain amount of control.
It takes giving up a certain amount of control.
"This program is about their having a certain amount of control," he said.
But regardless of the technology used, merchants have a certain amount of control over what kinds of cards they accept.
Since the people ultimately hold the purse strings, they have a certain amount of control over their government.
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To examine our participants in a real-life scenario, we compromised a certain amount of experimental control such as having complete control over all food and insulin intake.
There's a certain amount of traffic control that has to be dealt with.
"You've got to meet the game with a certain amount of tempo control, poise and know that you're in for a long duration and get the feel of the game, the referees and the whole bit," Jackson said.
But to have a network you must maintain a certain amount of centralized control.
More significantly it demonstrated that the individual appeared to lack a certain amount of self control and this could have the potential to manifest in other surprising and problematic ways.
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