Sentence examples for causing a backlog from inspiring English sources

This is causing a backlog of people who are desperate, often violently, as they have nowhere else to go.

Asylum applications have more than quadrupled over the past decade, causing a backlog of more than 300,000 cases.

Heavy snow and cold weather slowed the downward trend in initial jobless claims by causing a backlog in applications, but economists say they believe claims will soon drop below 400,000, a level believed to signal strong job growth.

RO'D, London Despite what the call centre told you, Barclaycard head office denies that the wave of high-profile liquidations is causing a backlog, although it admits there is an increased volume of Section 75 refund requests.

More than 1,000 flights in and out of New York's three major airports were canceled on Friday, causing a backlog of passengers and, at best, hours of delays.

However, most of the state historic-preservation officials handling National Register applications for the Department of the Interior are operating with limited budgets and staffs, causing a backlog of applications.

Recent national weather events have caused a backlog of station service requests.

Numerous consumer safeguards typically slow down the process and cause a backlog of cases in the courts.

This caused a backlog and organs retained for examination were stored in pots in a hospital store.

It then causes a backlog for all the other angry impatient people (like myself) trying to shave a few precious seconds off their commute".

RBS's chief executive, Stephen Hester, says the actual problem was fixed very quickly, but caused a backlog of payments which is still being dealt with.