large backlog

collocation in English

meaningsoflargeandbacklog

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large
adjective
uk
/lɑːdʒ/us
/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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backlog
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈbæk.lɒɡ/us
/ˈbæk.lɑːɡ/
a large number of things that you should have done before and must ...
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(Definition oflargeandbacklogfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Once alargebacklogdevelops in the second queue, the customers are all routed to the first queue.
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We certainly inherited alargebacklogof repairs and improvements when we took office.
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Many posts remained unfilled, and there was alargebacklogto catch up on.
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Is there alargebacklogof people who are likely to make representations under the 10-year rule within the next period?
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It is hardly surprising that alargebacklogof unfinished applications built up.
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Streamlining is a necessary component of any effective policy for bringing down thelargebacklogof unresolved cases.
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That will be of little benefit, given the alreadylargebacklogof cases that it has to deal with.
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It showed us that there is a verylargebacklogof repair work indeed.
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I mention this to illustrate what little progress has been made in the rural areas and what alargebacklogremains to be made up.
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There is a verylargebacklogof work to be undertaken and the future prospects are, frankly, daunting.
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How long does he expect it to take to cure thelargebacklog?
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We need this revenue as an appropriation in aid towards the cost of making good thelargebacklogin museum buildings, equipment and staff.
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He has alargebacklogto make up and recruiting is falling further and further behind.
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We recognise there is alargebacklogstill to be addressed.
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Therefore, there is alargebacklogwhich is increasing by something like £800 million per year.
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It seems certain that there is a verylargebacklogboth in the private and in the public sectors.
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It is realised that there is alargebacklog.
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I do not see how it can manage with a staff of fewer than 200 and alargebacklogof notifications.
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The unprecedented increase in demand for passports this year has led to alargebacklogof applications awaiting processing.
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I am concerned to find out what progress has been made in dealing with thelargebacklogwhich means that these cases are delayed.
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