Sentence examples for in a backlog from inspiring English sources

Public housing, with more than $25 billion in a backlog of repairs, is on the verge of collapse.

A material decrease in a backlog of orders, for example, indicates deteriorating revenues and earnings, he said.

Meanwhile, more than 2,000 people are caught in a backlog of cases awaiting administrative appeals, many with careers and families hanging in the balance.

The airline had to cancel hundreds of flights when problems in the baggage-handling system resulted in a backlog of at least 20,000 bags.

Even as relief begins to trickle in, a backlog at Kathmandu airport caused hold-ups as the small airport is crippled by congestion.

But Representative Walter M. Pawelkiewicz, a Democratic representing Windham and Willimantic, said the law unfairly punishes those whose cases are caught in a backlog at the federal level.

The prime minister later admitted there was, in fact, a backlog, which both he and Grant have put at 30,000 applications.

"For people to be in such a backlog of cases is not acceptable and I urge the agency to deal with the cases swiftly.

Now the Department of Veterans Affairs says this government shutdown has halted the progress it was making in reducing a backlog of disability and pensions claims.

Her findings, first reported in The New York Sun, included a backlog in referrals and evaluations.

The Passport Office said it had had to deal with the highest demand for passports in 12 years, with a backlog of more than 30,000 in July.