massive backlog
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassiveandbacklog
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massive
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.ɪv/us/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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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 ofmassiveandbacklogfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is amassivebacklogof hospital repairs: £3.4 billion, or £117 for every taxpayer in the country.
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My point is that universities need more money because college lecturers are not paid enough, and there is amassivebacklogof repairs.
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That happened for 30 years, so there is amassivebacklogto deal with.
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It has amassivebacklogof unmade investment and a massive infrastructure which is crumbling away.
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In the cities where postal workers are on strike to-day there will be amassivebacklogof mail by to-morrow.
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What steps is he taking to clear thatmassivebacklogand will he also publish regular figures so that progress can be publicly measured?
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There is amassivebacklogof work outstanding, on council houses and school maintenance in particular.
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All that adds insult to injury for schools, which face amassivebacklogof repairs and a massive shortage of resources.
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We are also concerned about media freedom, the prevalence of organised crime and themassivebacklogof court cases.
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In the cities where postal workers are on strike today there will be amassivebacklogof mail by tomorrow.
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We inherited that on coming to government, and it includes themassivebacklogof substandard housing, especially council housing.
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Unfortunately, however, these immigration officials are desperately seeking to make inroads into amassivebacklog, and are being criticised for their failure to do so.
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Healthy animals are being dispatched, even though there is amassivebacklogof carcases to dispose of.
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Amassivebacklogof work cries out to be done.
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We would therefore be unable to reduce themassivebacklogof genuine applications.
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The first is that there is amassivebacklogof repairs to council houses.
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About 1.5 million homes are unfit for human habitation and there is amassivebacklogof housing in poor condition that desperately needs modernisation and improvement.
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Because of this, they argue that arbitrarily low visa quotas and massive backlogs in the system plague the employment- based visa process.
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