The phrase "a certain obvious" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not a commonly used expression and may confuse readers due to the juxtaposition of "certain" and "obvious."
Example: "There is a certain obvious flaw in the argument that cannot be overlooked."
Alternatives: "a clear obvious" or "an evident obvious".
The point rather is simply to begin with a certain obvious, but rough and vague statement, and find a replacement for it in a more precise, unified, and minimal idiom (see, e.g., PLA, 180, 189).
"They bring certain obvious advantages, including a deep institutional and personal knowledge of the media and being able to put themselves in the minds of the people covering the White House.
Look for certain obvious indicators - an institution that is moving beyond its bandwidth exceeding a sticker price above inflation for next year that is not supported by growing admissions, rising net tuition revenue, a defined academic program that supports a clear "value proposition," and strategic investments that demonstrate an understanding of their place in the higher education market.
There are also certain obvious advantages to using a self-service platform like Widgetbox Mobile— no wait for app store approval and the ability to instantly deploy updates.
Be it Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson.. if they're a big gun in the mobile manufacturing world (Well, outside of certain obvious exclusions), they're probably working on an Android handset or two.
People look for and respond to certain obvious qualities like friendliness, an outgoing attitude, and work readiness.
Yet a separate study recently published in The Journals of Gerontology suggests another factor: We largely fail to take certain obvious steps to improve our health, even after a diagnosis of a serious chronic disease.
It may have its roots in certain obvious isolating factors of geography and history, but there is a further dimension, less easily pinpointed, a kind of island sensibility, an individuality.
In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said: "This is a government which is not only in denial mentally, but is in denial about certain obvious steps to take.
In certain obvious ways that is true: insensitivity makes everything worse.
In certain obvious ways, the two books present very different approaches to the topic.
