The phrase "a contending level" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing a level of competition or rivalry, often in sports, business, or other competitive environments.
Example: "The team has reached a contending level, making them strong candidates for the championship this year."
Alternatives: "a competitive level" or "a rival level".
OPEC hopes to keep the price of oil at $25 to $30 a barrel, a level, it contends, that will not damage the world economy.
In doing so, he extends Rawls' basic justice theory to a global level, contending that there are not simply 'positive duties' to assist (setting aside debates as to the level to which such assistance should rise), but moral obligations (negative duties) to prevent harm.
The prime minister blocked an effort today by several of his ministers to raise the highest tax rate to 60percentt, contending that level of taxation would unfairly penalize "people who are investing their best resources in Israel and aiding in its development and growth".
He had to contend with a level of scrutiny that few researchers experience.
Alan Hudson, EY's head of restructuring for UK and Ireland, said: "Companies are contending with a daunting level of uncertainty.
Duke means to contend at a championship level in sports across the board, and to do so without compromising academic standards.
It has forced companies to contend with a new level of transparency.
Though de facto disqualified from many of Chaos Wars' events since I didn't belong to an established "Realm," "Unit," or "Banner Group" (the differentiation among those three things is too byzantine to address here), I also declined a couple invitations to take active part in the fighting, at least in part because Belegarth fighters contend with a stunning level of physical abuse.
I suspect it's not that easy to adopt these sorts of agile approaches to teaching when there are controlled assessments for GCSEs and A-level specifications to contend with, but I have a sneaking suspicion that a more agile approach to learning might well allow students to take these exams in their stride.
They should still make it out of the group on account of facing two inferior teams – but early evidence suggests they are a level below contending for the championship.
