The phrase "a level of criticism" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the intensity or degree of criticism directed towards a subject or individual.
Example: "The film received a level of criticism that surprised even the director."
Alternatives: "a degree of criticism" or "an extent of criticism".
The article was critical and I wondered to what extent The Guardian maintains a level of criticism politically to keep off the flak of publishing the leaks.
Senior British commentators rarely deploy such crude racial views – that's the preserve of internet discussions – but nonetheless there is a level of criticism directed at black politicians here that doesn't apply to everyone equally.
"Right now we're in a position where clear cracks are starting to appear within the ruling circles, and there's a level of criticism of government conduct and corruption that simply did not exist before.
While officers consider the use of pepper spray relatively low on the so-called continuum of force available to them, the videos, made by several protesters at different vantage points, have prompted a level of criticism of the police rarely seen outside of fatal police shootings of unarmed people.
Extra point The reason given by some for restricting access to "All 22″ film seems lame: "Charley Casserly, a former general manager who was a member of the NFL's competition committee, says he voted against releasing All-22 footage because he worried that if fans had access, it would open players and teams up to a level of criticism far beyond the current hum of talk radio".
These are nasty and negative questions, and it's a bad way of evaluating other human beings — a level of criticism that hardly any of us can measure up to.
It shows an inability to tolerate any level of criticism," she says.
The president is facing a level of intraparty criticism that has no recent precedent.
Almost from the first, Yiddish theater drew a level of theater criticism comparable to any other European theater of its time.
Although human rights abuses and the suppression of dissent continued, there was a degree of cultural openness under Rafsanjani, and a certain level of criticism was tolerated.
A predictable level of criticism came Flea's way but he sternly swatted it away.
