The phrase "a certain amount of reporting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the quantity or extent of reporting required or expected in a particular context.
Example: "The project requires a certain amount of reporting to ensure transparency and accountability."
Alternatives: "a specific level of reporting" or "a defined quantity of reporting".
A certain amount of the reported data may thus not be representative, but alternative methods of gathering information in such a context are difficult, laborious and not practicable.
Since Digg doesn't treat one better than the other, once in a while a blogger will surface who is a great writer and actually does do a certain amount of investigative reporting, and that blog will rise to some degree of popularity.
The latter factor is particularly concerning given that only 29% of pregnant women reported that they were counseled to gain a certain amount of weight, but only 12%, reported receiving a recommendation in accordance with the IOM guidelines [ 82].
A certain amount of initial deactivation has been reported by other workers during the isomerisation of n-alkanes over Pt catalysts, which is expected under atmospheric pressure conditions [60].
And, after the Sunday Times sting, was it just us or were there actually a couple of Ex-Co members suspended by Fifa as a result of that, suggesting a certain amount of "truth" in the report?
"School meals that are subsidized by the federal government must include a certain amount of vegetables," the AP reports, "and USDA's proposal could have pushed pizza-makers and potato growers out of the school lunch business".
While one husband reported a certain amount of embarrassment when out with his wife while she was using her device, another user reported the very act of using the device in front of her husband caused the husband to become annoyed.
In our case, we do detect a certain amount of red-only particles, and we reported these results in our original submission (see Figure 4 figure supplement 1D).
"Once a school is found to be out of compliance, we give them a certain amount of time to work with us and report to us, to come back in line," Gray said.
When the mayor's office -- with a certain amount of pardonable fanfare -- released a report on Monday claiming it could save the city's taxpayers $500 million using belt-tightening measures over the next four years, the No. 1 biggest item, at an estimated $100 million, was, to steal a phrase from the Gambino family, to pursue "enhanced enforcement against delinquent debtors".
