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The phrase "acknowledged a certain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to recognizing or admitting a specific quality, fact, or situation.
Example: "The committee acknowledged a certain level of dissatisfaction among the employees regarding the new policy."
Alternatives: "recognized a specific" or "admitted a particular".
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Obama acknowledged "a certain weariness, given Afghanistan".
Mr Berlusconi himself has acknowledged a certain nostalgia for the lira.
Instead, Mr. Bush acknowledged "a certain level of frustration" with the Iraqi government's failure to unify its warring ethnic factions.
She acknowledged a certain sense of vindication, but the latest attack overwhelms the fact that she was right.
Mr. Kaufman acknowledged a certain amount of artistic license, inasmuch as any creative endeavor involves some content selection and editing.
As Wilson grew into adolescence, even his friends acknowledged a certain grandiosity in him; his nickname was Napoleon.
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Col. Duffy acknowledges a certain promotional, even missionary intent.
Ms. Rice herself acknowledges a certain impatience at times.
Yet Ms. Garanca is quick to acknowledge a certain detachment as a keynote of her persona.
Turrell seems ambivalent about fame and publicity, acknowledging a certain detachment from the art world.
Neither picture would be viable without an exception-clause that acknowledges a certain validity to the rival picture.
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