The phrase "attrition between the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the gradual reduction of a group or the loss of personnel over time, often in relation to competition or conflict.
Example: "The attrition between the two rival companies has led to significant changes in the market landscape."
Alternatives: "loss of personnel in the" or "reduction in numbers between the".
It became the climax of a war of attrition between the Militant-run council and Margaret Thatcher's government.
With the fast ice still there, though, it is now a slow war of attrition between the number of penguins and the extent of the ice.
Although there were no differences in attrition between the groups, ACT participants who completed treatment reported significantly higher levels of satisfaction than did CBT participants.
Puerta beat Davydenko 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 to reach his first grand slam final in a match which turned out to be a war of attrition between the game's most consistent clay court grinders.
He saw Romney as having the advantage in the upcoming caucuses and primaries but anticipated the war of attrition between the two continuing through to at least Super Tuesday on 6 March, when 10 states vote.
J is soon inducted into the latest round of attrition between the Codys and the local police – who think nothing of making a point by shooting suspects at close range in the face.
The band's fortunes suffered from a long war of attrition between Joey, the singer, and Johnny, the guitarist, that was carried on by their heirs long after their deaths.
These violations are in addition to those meted out to civilians accused of sympathies to ethnic armed groups, such as the Karen National Union, fighting along the Thai-Myanmar border.By focusing on the war of attrition between Miss Suu Kyi and the junta, it is easy to overlook the role of ethnic minorities in opposition politics, says Mr Zawacki.
To evaluate the consequences of the initial non-response and the attrition between waves, I calculated the mean number of children of female respondents, separately per birth cohort and per wave and compared this with population data on the mean number of children of women from these birth cohorts at the time of the respective waves (as published by Statistics Netherlands).
The war of attrition between Shenhua and the mine's opponents has taken its toll on local people.
We will optimize cohort maintenance and subject retention by using newsletters and greeting cards but do expect some attrition between recruitment and the return of the T1 questionnaire, and over time [ 55].
