Sentence examples for backlog has been from inspiring English sources
At the same time another backlog has been created by the department's failure to keep on top of newer claims.
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.
The backlog has been an embarrassment for a president who had pledged to promptly tend to the needs of veterans.
Federal officials say the backlog has been holding up strong enforcement action — including shutdowns — against 48 mines, one of which is the Massey mine.
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.
Some in the backlog have been waiting up to 16 years for a decision.
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.
On Tuesday, the bank said the backlog had been cleared for NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers, but problems remained at Ulster Bank.
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.
