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The phrase "a credential for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a qualification or document that serves as proof of someone's abilities or achievements in a specific context.
Example: "She earned a credential for a teaching position after completing her certification program."
Alternatives: "a qualification for a" or "a certification for a".
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It's not that Mr. Pataki has a poor résumé: to the contrary, being the thrice-elected governor of a very big, very liberal state like New York is quite a credential for a Republican.
This issue has been moot until now, since no institution has awarded a credential for a MOOC, but that is in the process of changing.
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For Mr. Romney: Your supporters often point to your experience as a businessman as a credential for the presidency.
"The law degree is just a credential for them".
Working in a skyscraper, long considered a credential for many bona fide New Yorkers, took on a grim new meaning, as the destruction of the World Trade Center set off doubts and anxieties about the simplest of workday decisions, even getting in the elevator of a tall building.
Maybe they want to showcase their ability to complete a film, thereby earning a credential for larger things later.
Being a B Corp is more than a credential for me.
And I've been intensely curious about what it's like as a reporter to cover the White House, so when I received a White House press advisory (like thousands of scribblers, I'm on the email list), I applied for a credential, as a blogger for The Huffington Post, to cover the state visit of Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico, and his wife Margarita Zavala.
Like Kerry, he understands that vote to be an essential credential for mounting an effective challenge to Bush's handling of Iraq.
The convincing victory in New Hampshire after weeks of withering attacks is a very strong credential for a potential nominee, but it becomes something far more powerful when it is combined with the squeaker in Iowa.
And not one Briton I ever met understood why being able to see Russia from Alaska was at one time apparently considered an acceptable foreign-policy credential for a prospective vice president.
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