The phrase "a certain amount of help" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an unspecified quantity of assistance or support that one might need or provide.
Example: "In order to complete the project successfully, we will need a certain amount of help from our colleagues."
Alternatives: "some assistance" or "a bit of support".
"I can't help but feel a certain amount of heat" as a result of reporters' questions, he said last week.
In "Alamo" they ostensibly tell the story of a romance between Charles, an American border guard who is the ultimate stupid gringo, and Tijuanita, the most beautiful woman in Mexico, who, it turns out with a certain amount of unwelcome help from Charles, becomes the mother of her country.
In asking you to choose your own clue words (a late decision on my part), I thought I was giving you a certain amount of extra help, though it's possible that the wider freedom of choice simply added to the task you were faced with.
O'Reilly called Limbaugh's comments inappropriate and said his show took on Fluke's "opinion that she is owed a certain amount of lifestyle help".
Medical Services: The primary caregiver will likely need to provide a certain amount of medical assistance, helping the patient with everything from wound care and bandaging to administering medications, including the possibility of giving injections.
Ryan has long advocated converting Medicare from an entitlement program and giving its beneficiaries a certain amount of money to help buy private health plans.
While the agreement does not include a termination fee if regulators block the deal, it does specify that Express Scripts will sell up to a certain amount of assets to help gain approval, they said.
A certain amount of failure can help you keep your options open, find out what doesn't work, create the conditions to attract resources and attention, make room for new leaders, and develop intuition and skill.
Although the Syndicate's goals are opposed to those of Fox Mulder (David Duchovny and Dana Scully Gillian Andersonon), the Well-Manicured Man will, at times, aid them with clues or information, believing that letting out a certain amount of information would help to keep the two close, and consequently allow for them to be controlled.
This type of stock trading is a lot like gambling in Las Vegas, so a certain amount of luck will help you be successful at penny stocks.
