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The phrase "a certain time was" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific moment or period in the past without specifying the exact time.
Example: "A certain time was marked by great change in the community, leading to new opportunities for growth."
Alternatives: "a specific time was" or "an unspecified time was".
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For the time being.
For the time being indicates that an action or state will continue into the future, but is temporary.
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Eugene Alper, who heads the Surfrider Foundation's Long Island chapter, said his group humored the state by participating in negotiations but that forcing surfers out of the water at a certain time was unacceptable.
The judges said they had found that the inclusion of links in the Google results related to an individual who wanted them removed "on the grounds that he wishes the information appearing on those pages relating to him personally to be 'forgotten' after a certain time" was incompatible with the existing data protection law.
A mathematical equation relating air chamber, temperature and ethanol concentration at a certain time was determined.
The probability of implant loss (implant survival) at a certain time was computed with reference to previously established criteria using a Kaplan-Meier survival curve.
The change in the charge transfer resistance (Rct) after the incubation of the DNA biosensor in the damaging solution for a certain time was used as an indicator for DNA damage.
I'm a huge Disney fan, and being able to hit the parks for however long I wanted without worrying about seeing everything before a certain time was pure perfection.
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The highest bid by a certain time is the one that wins.
"Trying to judge what's going to happen in a certain city at a certain time is like trying to predict the weather," he says.
Book publishing provides a sure guideline for historians, and the question of what people were reading at a certain time is an important window on an age.
Therefore, a protocol which allows stopping the punishment after a certain time is needed in such imperfect monitoring scenarios.
Based on data obtained, the daily average ozone level prediction in a certain time is characterized by a root mean squared error.
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