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The phrase "amount of a certain" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific quantity of something, but it is typically incomplete and requires additional context to be clear.
Example: "The amount of a certain substance needed for the experiment was carefully measured."
Alternatives: "quantity of a specific" or "number of a particular".
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SOMETIMES, all it takes is a small amount of a certain ingredient to contribute a distinctive touch to a dish.
Measurement of the actual amount of a certain substance in a compound or mixture is termed quantitative analysis.
A cap is set on the total amount of a certain pollutant that can be emitted, and permits to pollute are issued to all participating businesses.
The idea was to create a statutory limit, or cap, on the overall amount of a certain type of pollution that could be emitted.
In a September filing, EPA chief Scott Pruitt signaled the agency was interested in altering the amount of a certain biofuel that needed to be blended into the nation's transportation fuel supply.
VMcK: Each of these genes tends to be polymorphic-it occurs in a number of forms-so that throughout a population of individuals the gene produces a varying amount of a certain protein such as an enzyme.
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Is there some kind of metric that weighs the value of a certain amount of cooperation on North Korea against a certain amount of international macroeconomic distortion?
In spite of a certain amount of wild talk I still live my life with deliberation.
That's a savings of a certain amount of dollars!
A certain amount of birthdays have gone by, a certain amount of Christmases.
Allow a certain amount of time to practice, then a certain amount of time to have fun.
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