The phrase "a certain intelligence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific type or level of intelligence that is not explicitly defined or is somewhat ambiguous.
Example: "In her analysis, she noted that a certain intelligence was required to navigate the complexities of the situation."
Alternatives: "a particular intelligence" or "an unspecified intelligence".
However, he might have recognized one of that movie's conceits: that deprivation may give a child a certain intelligence.
Many song lyrics and titles rely on the listener crediting a certain intelligence and artistic licence to the songwriter.
Christened Hilaire, it quickly gained the reputation as a place where you would expect to find, Hopkinson says, "a certain intelligence about food and... good taste".
Nowadays, final products often encompass a certain intelligence therein to deal with variation or lack of precision in the sensing input data.
The initial state is one's (alleged) genetic capacity for a certain intelligence: the mature state is less easily defined and relies on reference to cultural production.
Users should be presented with simplified tasks while devices should gain a certain intelligence level to address the complexities of setting up connections, preparing the network for content exchange, and transferring content.
Findings such as these contributed to the "threshold" model of intelligence and creativity, which claims that, above a certain level, intelligence has little correlation with creativity i.e., a highly intelligent person may not be as highly creative.
With his trademark wry humor, he also said he is bringing back "a certain unnamed intelligence officer from Afghanistan" who wrote a report critical of intelligence gathering there; this officer will help improve intelligence sharing among federal agencies and with state and local agencies.
*Eliminate the requirement that the attorney general personally has to authorize using certain intelligence evidence in a criminal case, permitting him to designate an assistant attorney general to make such authorizations.
The police ombudsman outlined the findings of an investigation that focused specifically on certain intelligence obtained between 15 August and 9 September 1998, held by police.
The FISC was created by Congress to provide judicial review of certain intelligence activities so that a federal judge must find that our actions are consistent with the Constitution.
