Sentence examples for longest backlog from inspiring English sources

The places most ripe for unrest are neither the poorest communities nor those with the longest backlog in setting up services, he said.

The legislation also includes a measure that will more than double the green cards based on family ties available for Mexicans and Filipinos, the two national groups facing the longest backlogs on the family side of the system.

New York, long the doorway for immigrants seeking entry into American society, now has one of the nation's longest backlogs of newcomers awaiting answers to their citizenship applications.

In Pennsylvania, which has sent the fourth-highest number of troops, the claims office in Pittsburgh is tied for second for longest backlogs, where 4 out of 10 claims have been pending for more than six months.

When it reopened, there was a long backlog of departing and arriving flights.

As a result, until the long backlog of visa requests for Mexicans clears, he cannot be employed in America.

It is to be open to the public starting Monday, though there is a long backlog of reservations.

It has suffered from federal budget cuts and management problems, most notably a years-long backlog of repairs.

There is a long backlog in orders for specialized ethanol rail cars to ship the surplus production.

Mobile operators have a long backlog of technologies to sell, and many, such as picture messaging and videotelephony, have been coolly received by customers.

Since the terrorist attacks of 2001, the need for Americans with security clearances to work for the Pentagon and military contractors has soared, with a long backlog building up in the early years of the Bush administration.