The phrase "a certain conspicuous" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that is notably obvious or easily seen, often in a context where specificity is not required.
Example: "In the crowded marketplace, there was a certain conspicuous vendor whose colorful displays attracted many customers."
Alternatives: "a particular noticeable" or "an obvious distinct".
That may be because, perversely, at a certain point conspicuous consumption becomes associated with being poor.
This invites the objection, raised both by Tennant (1987: 236) and by Boolos (1987: 184) that in certain conspicuous cases there is no a priori justification for commitment to the existence of denotations for these terms, in the case of particularly problematic concepts Φ (such as self-identity).
According to the theory of sexual selection, even though some individuals possess certain conspicuous physical traits (such as prominent coloration) that places them at greater risk of predation, the trait is thought to remain in the population because the possessors of such traits have greater success in obtaining mates.
Which might be irritating given certain conspicuous failures, but they've got the numbers.
That middle class is understood as a kind of personal cultural identity based around a certain pattern of conspicuous consumption goes a long way in explaining Canada's love affair with astronomical levels of personal debt.
Even with passages like this in front of them, a number of Drucker's critics have taken him to task for what they see as a conspicuous lack of passion in his thought, a certain detachment from his material.
The Soviet authorities were famous for being protective of their citizens, so whenever a certain item was scarce they did their best to make that scarcity less conspicuous.
What drew a conspicuous number of consumers to some H & M locations last month was a heavily promoted team-up with Comme des Garçons, a longtime favorite label for a certain segment of stylemongers.
