The phrase "a struggle back and forth" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is ongoing conflict or effort that alternates in direction or intensity.
Example: "The negotiations were a struggle back and forth, with both sides unwilling to compromise."
Alternatives: "a tug of war" or "a back-and-forth battle".
For all the struggle back and forth for top position on the ground, neither fighter has been able to do much damage when they gain it.
But Mr Christopher took the patient route, struggling back and forth to Algeria to talk to "bazaar" Iranians until he closed the deal.For Mr Clinton he did the same, acquiring thousands of air miles and several ulcers to negotiate new trade structures NAFTA, APEC, GATT and to exercise his mediation skills on quarrellers abroad.
The hero is struggling back and forth with his life's choices and the events that are out of his control: the economic crisis, his job loss, his mother's dying of ages and so on.
Some participants hope the plan will be a model for others, in New York City and beyond, who struggle with back-and-forth migration.
In leading the Nets to a 103-98 vintory in a back-and-forth struggle, Van Horn almost single-handedly outscored the Knicks in the fourth quarter.
The battle was characterized by a vicious back-and-forth struggle for the two villages of Aspern and Essling, the focal points of the French bridgehead.
Picking up on the nuances of spoken communication is especially difficult for those with autism: Even if they can speak and read, they often struggle to hold a back-and-forth conversation or understand emotional cues in others' voices.
It's a constant back-and-forth struggle for the couple, creating delightfully painful consequences.
The grueling process included neighborhood opposition (calling the project the "Tower of Traffic"), numerous revisions of the application, a constant back-and-forth struggle with the City of Houston, followed by a federal lawsuit against the City, and finally a settlement in 2012.
Fighters from the rebel Free Syrian Army also claimed to have seized at least one major crossing point into Turkey, after a back-and-forth struggle with government forces.
