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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a certain standing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific status, position, or level of respect that someone holds in a particular context.
Example: "In the community, she has a certain standing that commands respect from her peers."
Alternatives: "a particular status" or "a specific position".
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You've got to have a certain standing.
When one of your songs is an anthem used in stadiums and presidential campaigns, it is fair to say you have reached a certain standing.
"We're saying there are plenty of people with construction or design experience that we can't consider because they don't have a certain standing.
All of which suggests that Mr. Lim, 84, has a certain standing here.
Stefan has a certain standing in the village now due to all his troubles-he is living in Baumberg.
Male artists of a certain standing are commonly treated to retrospectives every 10 years or so, up to and after their deaths.
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It is caused by the fact, that a forest, which is managed to produce optimal increments, has a certain stand density and also a certain rotation time which determines the standing biomass [8].
It is caused by the fact, that a forest, which is managed to produce optimal increments, has a certain stand density and also a certain rotation time which determines the standing biomass [ 8].
She was a well-dressed woman of a certain age, standing behind me and humming a song.
Either way, Mr. Barone objected -- in a most violent way, according to the police -- when a certain party standing at the bar at Rao's on Monday night criticized the entertainment in language one would not want a mother to hear.
"People think homeless people are a certain way, standing by the station asking for money.
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