The phrase "a certain controversy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific controversy that is known or understood in the context of the discussion.
Example: "The article delves into a certain controversy surrounding the new policy changes that have sparked public debate."
Alternatives: "a particular dispute" or "a specific issue".
In relation to this question, there is a certain controversy on the phylogeography and speciation modes of Eastern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean species of several taxa, such as algae [ 21], sea urchins [ 22] or fishes [ 23].
14 Although the benefit of the DASH or Mediterranean dietary pattern were related to the reduction of hypertension risk, 15 16 there is still a certain controversy about these associations.
There is a certain controversy on the phylogeography and speciation modes of species-groups with an Eastern Atlantic-Western Indian Ocean distribution, with previous studies suggesting that older events (Miocene) and/or more recent (Pleistocene) oceanographic processes could have influenced the phylogeny of marine taxa.
Certain controversy remains regarding a decrease in ARDS-related mortality.
Thanks to a certain ongoing controversy, the actual, you know, football-playing aspect of Super Bowl XLIX has received a bit less attention than it deserves.
"There's no way you can do one of these jobs, now for three years going on four years, without stirring up certain controversy," Mr. Cheney said on MSNBC.
Levitt's neighborhood, innovative as it was, was simultaneously behind the times from the moment of its inception, to say the least, and this brought certain controversy just five years later.
Finally, we would also like to acknowledge certain controversy regarding use of housekeeping genes for Q-PCR analysis [ 39].
Certain controversy exists in the published literature, with respect to the age-specific decline in numbers of satellite cells.
It is of the nature of justice that it properly bears on certain controversies.
Despite certain controversies regarding the validity of some empirical findings, most studies have reported a positive relationship between the two (Waddock and Graves 1997, Preston and O'bannon 1997).
