The phrase "a certain prominence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a notable or significant presence or importance in a particular context.
Example: "The artist's work gained a certain prominence in the contemporary art scene, attracting attention from critics and collectors alike."
Alternatives: "a notable presence" or "a significant visibility".
An invitation to join is viewed as a signal that an institution has achieved a certain prominence in research.
There seems to be a consensus among the authorities that an investigation needs to reach a certain prominence before it earns a name.
She came into a certain prominence recently when an article she wrote for Scribner's was instrumental in causing the Treasury Department to modify its policy in the matter of allotting oversubscribed issues of government bonds.
And although they came from all sectors of society and many different economic backgrounds, a particular group — artists, musicians, actors, fashion designers, writers and intellectuals — have achieved a certain prominence in Jordan, participating in art exhibitions or getting parts in films shot here, including "The Hurt Locker," which won six Academy Awards last year.
On the other hand, beyond a general understanding, the debates were regarded as fairly inaccessible to a non-academic audience, citing confusing terms and a lack of clarity about what it means in practice as causes: It [social capital] is one of these terms that has achieved a certain prominence but not necessarily a level of understanding of what it is and how it's measured.
The New Yorker, August 5, 1939 P. 7 Talk story about Morris Posnick, a taxidriver who has achieved certain prominence in his own circle as a collect of pipes and a reader of fiction.
By M. Leiper, Philip W. Wrenn, Jr., and Russell Maloney The New Yorker, August 5, 1939 P. 7 Talk story about Morris Posnick, a taxidriver who has achieved certain prominence in his own circle as a collect of pipes and a reader of fiction.
I ought to be the last person to question this preoccupation with first families' dining habits, since it helped propel me to a certain kind of prominence when Hillary Clinton hired me to be White House chef in 1994.
Among urban alt-weeklies, The Stranger has a certain degree of national prominence, owing to the fact that its current editorial director and former editor-in-chief is the well-known "Savage Love" columnist and LGBT activist Dan Savage.
