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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acknowledging a certain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to recognize or admit a specific fact, situation, or quality.
Example: "In the report, we are acknowledging a certain level of uncertainty in the data collected."
Alternatives: "recognizing a specific" or "admitting a particular".
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Turrell seems ambivalent about fame and publicity, acknowledging a certain detachment from the art world.
"I was just so fascinated by the character, I had to take a shot," he said, acknowledging a certain stress.
In acknowledging a certain level of risk aversion, Ashlee chose to work with a third party foundation on a lease-purchase agreement.
If bears like Mr. Rosenberg are acknowledging a certain zing in the markets now, many of those who started out with a more bullish disposition are now positively buoyant.
But acknowledging a certain reverence with which Mr. Thurmond was held throughout the South, he said that might not be true of others, including "people who are trying to protect the myth of Senator Thurmond".
After acknowledging "a certain presumptuousness" (a long but not incorrect form of "presumption") in running for president after such a short time in Washington, Obama credited the Rev. Otis Moss Jr. for writing him "to look at the story of Joshua because you're part of the Joshua generation".
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Obama acknowledged "a certain weariness, given Afghanistan".
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.
Mr Berlusconi himself has acknowledged a certain nostalgia for the lira.
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