Sentence examples for years of attrition from inspiring English sources
He is its cold core, believably weathered by years of attrition.
That modest change – resisted by the police and many a Tory – was introduced after five years of attrition.
He ended the programme on an up note, telling us that sea eagles were heading south once more, extending their empire after years of attrition.
That he could be described as the group's deputy leader when he died is evidence of how shallow its reserves of talent have become after years of attrition.
In 1857 the internally divided Xhosa, exhausted by years of attrition, in the midst of severe drought and cattle disease, and undermined by the aggressive policies of the British governor Sir George Grey, turned to millenarian prophecies.
Here instead were long, dismal years of attrition symbolised by unknown men in gas masks, fumbling night patrols, the horror of a shell bursting overhead and a horizon limited to bits of no man's land.
But in a year of attrition for horse racing's glamour division, Dixie Union, Milwaukee Brew and Unshaded were tabbed the three favorites today for the $1 million centerpiece of the Saratoga meet, a race that will be run Saturday afernoon.
He pointed out that the ranks of city firefighters have dropped by several hundred in recent years because of attrition and a hiring freeze.
We calculated the proportion and rates per 100 person years [PY] of attrition for the entire population and by time on ART [i.e. 6, 12 and 18 months], and the 95% confidence interval around these estimates.
Although reports on short-term crossover trials to assess the efficacy of green/black tea for prevention of various chronic diseases have been published in the last few years, rates of attrition and compliance, and factors affecting such rates have rarely been reported [ 7- 10].
That means that while 25 years ago some 20% of the biggest companies in the world dropped out of the top 100 after 10 years, more recently the 10-year rate of attrition has jumped to over 30%.
