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The phrase "a certain break" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific but unspecified break or pause in a situation or context.
Example: "After a certain break in the conversation, she finally spoke up about her concerns."
Alternatives: "a specific pause" or "a particular interruption".
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"It's clear that a certain break has taken place inside these people.
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And in the play itself, what I like is that, until he reaches a certain breaking point, his character is a mediator, a very mild, soothing, almost feminine presence".
The implication, as I internalized it, being that she was no longer my GM daughter because I was no longer her Girlfriend Mom because of a certain break-up.
Still, "There's a certain breaking point... where it's so hard to maintain it that the effort that you expend to maintain it really distracts you from the ability to do your job".
A certain broken ceramic piece reminding me of my mother, an unfinished ugly yarn project I started and gave up on, with yarn given to me by a friend, a fabric scrap from another friend that happened to match, awesomely colored plastic perm rods from a yard sale... I've come to trust that these seemingly disparate objects I've chosen to hang onto can coalesce - simply because I've chosen them.
He invited Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, and Allianz Capital Partners, a private-equity firm, to help him rescue his company from an almost certain break-up or merger with a competitor.
For instance, a lawyer, a property owner or a potential buyer can use the term "kilowatt-hour" to find the estimated power bill for an apartment, or "tax abatement" to confirm a building has a certain tax break promised by a real estate agent, Mr. Tormey said.
Dennett's approach to religion is reasonably respectful, though a certain bombast breaks through now and then.
He takes the calls with precise and efficient directions, but a certain twitchiness breaks through his clean cut and calm exterior.
If you constantly whine about the state of legs or facial features, your bank balance or how a certain person broke your heart in 2006, then you are not ready to date yet.
"There are certain break-even points where the math definitely works on hiring new workers because of the savings".
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