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The phrase "a certain amount of luck" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the role of chance or fortune in achieving a particular outcome or success.
Example: "While hard work is essential, sometimes achieving your goals also requires a certain amount of luck."
Alternatives: "a degree of luck" or "some level of luck."
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"There's also a certain amount of luck involved in ending up in the right situation".
But this, too, arguably reflects a certain amount of "luck" (bad luck in this case).
"There's a certain amount of luck involved in baseball," he said.
'It sounds blase but there is a certain amount of luck.
The embryo that can maintain it obviously has good genes (and also a certain amount of luck).
"Even the Louvre and the Met were products of their time and a certain amount of luck".
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Michael Priyev,Manager at New York Web Design company Toggle Web Media says: "Anybody can come up with a business idea, but it takes a certain amount of creativity, self-discipline, and luck to turn it into a successful company".
– an eventful life, with bad luck and a certain amount of bad living etched into it.
It takes a certain amount of talent; you definitely need perseverance and luck.
There's a certain amount of serendipity involved in any successful career, but with planning and a lot of hard work, you can make your own luck.
A certain amount of it is automated.
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