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The phrase "are only a certain" is not correct and sounds incomplete in written English.
It can be used when discussing limitations or specific categories, but it typically requires additional context to be clear.
Example: "There are only a certain number of tickets available for the concert, so be sure to purchase yours soon."
Alternatives: "are just a specific" or "are merely a limited".
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"There are only a certain number of letters they can print".
There are only a certain amount of images we can print, and then there's no more".
A calendar is finite; there are only a certain number of hours in a day.
"There are only a certain amount of times you can go to the same housing projects," one Brooklyn detective said.
"There are only a certain number of people who can be in any family business," Mr. Marx said.
There are only a certain number of different trees in any given state-what our legislators sought wasn't originality but appropriateness.
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There's only a certain amount I can control".
JK: Yeah but it's only a certain section.
"It used to be only a certain thing was modern dance in Japan," Ms. Nagatoshi said.
I know there's only a certain amount of time I can model for.
There is only a certain dismissiveness and this silent reproach: "They don't remember".
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