The phrase "able to contend with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's capability to deal with or face challenges or difficulties.
Example: "She is able to contend with the pressures of her demanding job while maintaining a positive attitude."
Alternatives: "capable of handling" or "able to cope with".
Will Iraq's security forces be able to contend with pernicious threats from Al Qaeda's local offshoot?
Because of net neutrality, YouTube was able to contend with Google on a level playing field.
"Our skills, our hand placement, our feet, all the work we've been doing, we're able to contend with larger people".
In private, Kostya thought that he might have been able to contend with Ivetta's anger, but in public he felt inhibited by shame.
Organisms that live in aquatic environments and whose integument is permeable to water, therefore, must be able to contend with osmotic pressure.
"I think I had to come to terms with my own experience before I was able to contend with it in writing," Powers says.
Mr. Mofaz, a former defense minister and military chief who even in the days leading up to the agreement had vowed not to join Mr. Netanyahu's government, said the new coalition would be able to "contend better with the challenges facing Israel," including "a historic territorial compromise with our Palestinian neighbors".
If this eye-watering prospect fills you with alarm, imagine the dilemma faced by your ancestors: keep brain size and gestation as it was, at the cost of not being able to contend so effectively with the then rapidly changing environment, or opt for a bit of lateral thinking.
It is rumoured here that is the plea intended to be set up by the Def. and unless we can devise any means by arguement to induce the Court not to allow it, I am very apprehensive our poor little Knight will never be able to contend the Battle with his brutish opponent.
In 1998, her coach sat down privately with Vivian and hinted that her daughter might be able to contend for the Olympic team.
If you are lucky enough to have a greengrocer, small alternative grocer, or grocery co-op nearby, you may be able to shop there without having to contend with many of the "impulse items" or the stress of larger supermarkets.
