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The phrase "a certain strata of" is not correct in standard English; it should be "a certain stratum of" since "strata" is the plural form.
You can use it when referring to a specific layer or level within a hierarchy or classification, but ensure to use the singular form "stratum."
Example: "The research focused on a certain stratum of the population that exhibited unique behavioral patterns."
Alternatives: "a specific layer of" or "a particular level of".
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"Otherwise only a certain strata of society tends to be heard on the BBC or in newspapers.
Camden Town, however, with its enduringly seedy air and historical rock associations continues to be a spiritual home for a certain strata of pub-based music.
Now, when a pop star reaches a certain strata of fame — and we're talking Beyoncé, Drake, Taylor Swift, Arcade Fire levels here — something magical happens.
"Did the archdiocese feel we did not have any schools for children who come from a certain strata of society?" asked another principal, who also spoke on condition of anonymity.
After seeing the name James Cagney and the rest of the cast list for Wellman's picture, we read the message "It is the ambition of the authors of 'The Public Enemy' to honestly depict an environment that exists today in a certain strata of American life, rather than glorify the hoodlum or the criminal".
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For a certain stratum of banker, it's got to be Goldman.
Now it's hard to find people in a certain stratum of New York who haven't been through it.
(A certain stratum of New York street society drops the "g" in "recognize". So does the increasingly rare English-speaking cabbie).
Regardless, in his inheritance-fueled leisure, Mr. Kendrick represents a certain stratum of the Bay Area's best off.
This flattery was, of course, catnip to a certain stratum of New York film sophisticate, and soon critics were slugging it out.
He resists being honored at dinners, but together the couple are frequently hosts or chairmen of the fund-raising galas that define a certain stratum of New York society.
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