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The phrase "a certain base" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific but unspecified foundation or starting point in a discussion or analysis.
Example: "In order to understand the theory, we must first establish a certain base of knowledge."
Alternatives: "a specific foundation" or "a particular basis".
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"As a parent, you might not think to cover a certain base," she said.
There is, of course, a certain base curiosity in seeing how persuasively a writer crosses the gender divide.
Although Dobbs opposes gun control and supports a woman's right to an abortion, he calls these fake "wedge issues" designed "to excite a certain base".
It's arguable that, beyond a certain base line, how much you stockpile as a candidate — whether you have $75 million in the primaries, or even $100 million — will soon matter less than ever before.
"There's a certain base with a guy like Vince that kind of hedges the bet," he says.
By contrast, we cannot admit the analogous idea that it is a brute contingent fact that an ethical property covaries with a certain base property.
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"He's not a household name; he's got a certain fan base under the Stern umbrella.
D.I.Y. may always be popular among a certain customer base.
Palin clearly helped among a certain conservative base.
To filter out the underlying sequence effects we calculated "mean" trajectories for all probe pairs with a certain middle base (see Figure 4, part b).
On some maps, like Exile, it's possible to park a vehicle inside certain bases for a crude defensive advantage.
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