The phrase "a certain risk of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the possibility or likelihood of an undesirable outcome or event occurring.
Example: "There is a certain risk of failure if we do not adhere to the project timeline."
Alternatives: "a specific risk of" or "a potential risk of".
A certain risk of proliferation through nuclear power technologies and materials cannot be excluded altogether.
"He plays on the edge, and there's a certain risk of getting penalized".
Rather, the socioeconomic status of a neighborhood indicates that a neighborhood is composed by individuals with a certain risk of low cognitive functioning.
It is well-known that thermally toughened safety glass is subjected to a certain risk of spontaneous failure due to nickel sulphide particles included in the material.
"I don't know that you can draft clear-cut rules that would apply to any situation, but I do think that a certain risk of a captured soldier's life should be allowed.
Debarment is found to make little difference in markets with high competition, while in markets with low competition it may deter corruption as long as firms value public procurement contracts in the future and there is a certain risk of being detected in corruption.
Administrators at the hospital have defended their decision, because they believed there was a "nearly certain risk of death" if the pregnancy was not terminated.
One example is the role of genetic screening in women whose test results indicate a near-certain risk of breast cancer.
"That bone lead level in our epidemiology studies still corresponds to a certain excessive risk of developing hypertension and declined cognition.
Fourth, choosing neighborhood controls could have resulted in an underestimation of certain risk factors because of possible similarities between case-patients and controls.
Risk agility implies a certain mastery of risk, decision making under opacity, and a level of simplicity in the face of complex, heavily interconnected systems.
