The phrase "a specific example is the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a particular instance or illustration to clarify a point or argument.
Example: "When discussing renewable energy sources, a specific example is the use of solar panels in residential homes."
Alternatives: "one specific instance is" or "a particular case is".
A specific example is the reaction of benzoic acid with sodium hydroxide to form sodium benzoate (and water, which always forms as a by-product when the base is hydroxide ion).
A specific example is the word "monitor" where in one domain it is used as a noun and in another domain it is used as a verb.
A specific example is the investigation of the mechanisms of action for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) used for Parkinson's Disease (PD); the neurosignals recorded from the DBS target structure and clinical data must be investigated.
Can you give us an example of this? "A specific example is the antimalarial drug piperaquine.
A specific example is the $2.5 million former President Clinton took in speaking fees from corporations and trade groups that were lobbying the State Department near the time when the speaking fees were paid to him, as reported by the International Business Times.
A specific example is the effect of nicotine on heart rate.
Altered protein breakdown has previously been described in the SMG of NOD mice, a specific example being the autoantigen α-fodrin, and this was linked to caspase-3 activity [ 13- 15].
A more specific example is the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, the school most associated with the rise of fundamentalism, which was eventually renamed Biola College (in 1949), then Biola University (1981), and is now the university most closely associated with the intelligent design movement.
For illustration, a specific example is taken from the beverage industry (see the case-based example in Sect. 5.1).
A specific example is given for the alloy F82H utilized in the design of a Test Blanket Module (TBM) in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITERR), where several constitutive equations are developed for design-related mechanical properties.
A specific example is presented, where the impact of Hurricane Bill (2009) on the eastward extension and transport of the Gulf Stream is analyzed.
