The phrase "a certain amount of damage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the extent or degree of damage that has occurred, often in contexts related to accidents, repairs, or assessments.
Example: "The storm caused a certain amount of damage to the roof, requiring immediate repairs."
Alternatives: "some degree of damage" or "a specific level of damage".
St . Judehas sued Muddy Waters, but a certain amount of damage has been done.
"With certain explosives you need to have a certain critical diameter in order to achieve an explosion that will cause a certain amount of damage".
However, Lady McIntosh of Hudnall said: "A certain amount of damage that had been done … because of the particular way these appointments had been announced".
The earthquake was so powerful, measuring at least 7.9 in magnitude, that a certain amount of damage could not be prevented.
"If you wanted to do a certain amount of damage but not take the buildings down, it would be much easier to use a private airplane, which they could just have stolen," he said.
I just went berserk and, I should think, did him a certain amount of damage because although I was a lot thinner than I am now, I was very athletic.
American Express further points to class action litigation costs, notably the fact that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) requires a certain amount of damages to pursue a claim in a class action.
Modern seismic resistant structures need to be designed in order to withstand frequent earthquakes without significant damages and to remain safe, even though a certain amount of structural damage is accepted in case of rare seismic events.
A certain amount of oxidative damage takes place even under normal conditions; however, the rate of this damage increases during the aging process as the efficiency of antioxidant and repair mechanisms decreases [ 13– 15].
"There's been this mistake in medicine that if you have a certain amount of tissue damage, you should feel this amount of pain.
The test itself always causes a certain amount of micro damage to the cylinders but does not necessarily deliver sufficient and evaluable information.
