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The phrase "a certain credibility to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the level of trustworthiness or believability associated with a person, statement, or source.
Example: "The expert's extensive research lent a certain credibility to his claims about climate change."
Alternatives: "some degree of credibility to" or "a level of credibility to".
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Lennon states: "By saying that he was sane, it gives a certain credibility to what he had been saying.
Still, listening to their reasoning gives a certain credibility to those who argue that contemporary Americans have too much freedom for their own good.
The government gives "a certain credibility" to the authenticity of the letter, said Ricardo Ibáñez, an Interior Ministry spokesman, adding, "We have to be vigilant, but we don't see the need for panic".
The sheer weight of evidence about the years from the sanctimonious bling of Bush's henchman, Tony Blair, to the clunk of his successor gives a certain credibility to the tale.
Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking was a book that seemed to lend a certain credibility to a form – the memoir – that is sometimes regarded with suspicion, as a kind of sabbatical from the writerly duty to be interested in things other than oneself.
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The trips also confer a certain credibility at home.
"It is my opinion that the only way the I.S.U. can regain a certain credibility is to show the entire world our firm will to really clean house and to establish a clear new judging system".
In a U.S. industry where women and people of color are underrepresented, Cebulski pretended to be a Japanese man to give himself a certain credibility.
He added that he had sought to maintain "a certain credibility" in the race.
That's why it's necessary for the developed world to establish a certain credibility".
They wanted somebody with a certain credibility," he said, admitting Blunkett had urged him to run.
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