The phrase "a certain extent and" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks clarity.
It can be used when discussing limitations or boundaries, but it needs to be part of a complete thought or sentence.
Example: "We can agree to a certain extent and still maintain our individual perspectives."
Alternatives: "to some degree" or "up to a point".
I know all religions to a certain extent and they are fundamentally the same – the majority of people understand that".
"I think everyone has to lead to a certain extent and have accountability," said Galley, entering his 17th N.H.L. season.
I feel to a certain extent, and maybe it's blind naïve courage, my voice tends to tie things together.
"Their strategy is to buy early, build the network to a certain extent and, when the market values are peaking, sell out," Mr. Devgan said.
She liked the work — it occupied her thoughts to a certain extent and tired her out so that she could sleep at night.
The RBI has achieved its target of compressing demand to a certain extent and has taken this step to revive the economy.
All of the candidates suffer from this issue to a certain extent and would rather have fewer opponents to run against.
The government monitors the press to a certain extent and on occasion places circulation restrictions on periodicals and newspapers that are critical of its policies.
To a certain extent — and with all due respect to veteran chroniclers of the American political system given to nostalgia and perhaps idealized memories of past Iowa journeys — this may not be an entirely bad thing.
She would say she loved him, and mean it to a certain extent, and she wanted to be loved by him, but there was a little hum of hate running along beside her love, nearly all the time.
We know we can go to a certain extent and if you go over then ICC take over, so from our point of view we want to play hard and aggressive but not cross the line.
