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The phrase "a certain amount of debt" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing financial obligations or liabilities in a general sense without specifying an exact figure.
Example: "After reviewing his finances, he realized he had a certain amount of debt that needed to be addressed."
Alternatives: "a specific level of debt" or "an unspecified sum of debt".
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Such an industry can and should carry a certain amount of debt.
Parliament passed taxes sufficient to pay interest on a certain amount of debt—just over £1m in the first instance then tacked on a bit more tax to pay down the principal gradually.
Thus, a certain amount of debt is built into banks' balance sheet.
In the end, you can support a certain amount of debt, but every country reaches a point where too much is too much.
Some private employers are helping their young employees to pay down debt, and most public service or government jobs have programs in place for student loan forgiveness after employees make a certain amount of debt payments while working.
A certain amount of debt is fine to have, as long as you have a plan to pay it off and you're using it for something that's valuable.
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A certain amount of debate ensued.
This is that banks should be forced to issue a certain amount of subordinated debt.
This should be combined with a commitment to write-off a certain amount of "unsecured" consumer debt – debt not backed up by an asset, like credit card debt rather than mortgages.
Clients entering such a plan must have a monthly surplus of income to enable them to repay a certain amount of their unsecured debt each month.
For example, the collector may threaten to garnish your wages- that is, take a certain amount of your paycheck until the debt is paid off- if you don't pay.
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