Sentence examples for backlog had been from inspiring English sources

By yesterday, the backlog had been all but eliminated.

On Tuesday, the bank said the backlog had been cleared for NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers, but problems remained at Ulster Bank.

About 8 10 p.m., Ms. Vinge-Walsh said that R.I.M. had told Sprint Nextel that the backlog had been fully cleared and service was back to normal.

By the end of March, the backlog had been cut to zero, and Ms. Randall ordered her subordinates to continue destroying incoming paper to keep current, the government says.

Some in the backlog have been waiting up to 16 years for a decision.

The backlog has been exacerbated by the unexplained closure of three of the city's four district courts.

"The backlog has been significantly reduced, and the governor expects it to be reduced further, Ms. O'Connor said.

Federal officials say the backlog has been holding up strong enforcement action — including shutdowns — against 48 mines, one of which is the Massey mine.

At the same time another backlog has been created by the department's failure to keep on top of newer claims.

The court is reducing this backlog rapidly, but even when the backlog has been dealt with, there will remain a hard core of 25,000 admissible and important cases that must somehow be decided in Strasbourg or the state concerned.

The attorney general found ealier in the year that the board was operating with a backlog of roughly 4,000 cases, said Pete McDonough, the governor's director of communications, adding that the backlog has been reduced to roughly 1,200 cases.