The phrase "a certain preference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific inclination or liking that is not explicitly defined.
Example: "In her research, she noted that there was a certain preference among participants for the new product design."
Alternatives: "a specific preference" or "a particular preference".
If female fitness associated with a certain preference is positively related to the abundance of preferred males, male ornament branching will be followed by female preference branching, that is, the distribution of female preferences will become bimodal, the modes matching the male ornaments (like in the two lower panels in Fig. 4).
Early this morning the Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, resigned claiming he had been "made aware of a certain preference by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted partners, for my... absence from its meetings".
Soon after the announcement of the referendum results, I was made aware of a certain preference by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted "partners", for my … "absence" from its meetings; an idea that the prime minister judged to be potentially helpful to him in reaching an agreement.
Soon after the announcement of the referendum results, I was made aware of a certain preference by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted 'partners', for my… 'absence' from its meetings; an idea that the Prime Minister judged to be potentially helpful to him in reaching an agreement.
The scarcity of Latin translations of Alexander's commentaries suggests a certain preference for the interpretation of the later, Neoplatonist, commentators.
A factor of particular importance is whether the company employs already-trained and suitably qualified skilled workers from the intermediate qualification segment and whether this choice results in a certain preference for IVET.
Between World Wars I and II, a certain national preference developed for the various peaks: the Germans concentrated on Nanga Parbat and Kanchenjunga, the Americans on K2 (in the Karakorams), and the British on Mount Everest.
There are occasional reports in the tech and games business media that speak of colossal amounts of money being garnered by incumbents and speak to a certain scientism-preference among studios.
To become a skiing family is to establish certain preferences and priorities.
As a consequence, the investigated molecule is not fully free in its reorientation, but shows a weak preference for a certain induced orientation.
Again, some studios may or may not have certain preferences.
