The phrase "a specific know how" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression would be "specific know-how" as "know-how" is a compound noun.
Example: "The project requires a specific know-how in software development to ensure its success."
Alternatives: "particular expertise" or "specialized knowledge."
I'm not feeling comfortable enough with my understanding of Icelandic specifics to know how debt relief should be handled; but pegging to the euro would not have helped on that front, and would have led to a much worse crash in employment.
It is clearly of interest to make predictions that are functionally specific, or at least to know how specific they are.
For example, according to Lambert and Schaeffer (2010), within the automotive sector, start-ups are outside innovation opportunities that the large company will like to capture while the more mature SMEs act as an integrated part of a project where they can bring in specific know-how.
Often the resources are not enough or the specific know-how for a space mission is missing.
The Acquisition also brings a talented product development and technology team, with the specific know-how to drive bookings and optimise the conversion rate of Time Out's audience," says Time Out Group in a statement.
Accordingly, specific know-how about the quality of biomolecules in a sample is important to guarantee proper interpretation of the analytical data generated.
"We are targeting specific know-how, niche know-how owned by an individual scientist.
To compute the shape of a signal after it passed e.g. a cable you first need to know how much a specific frequency is attenuated by the cable.
They may bring some knowledge or experience that is relevant to the firm's operation – either specific know-how about the business or more general expertise in organization, management or logistics.
