backlog of repair
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbacklogandrepair
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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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repair
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈpeər/us/rɪˈper/
the act of fixing something that is broken ...
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(Definition ofbacklogandrepairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is a growing and significantbacklogofrepairand maintenance to buildings.
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There was a £2 billionbacklogofrepairand maintenance work at that time and some suggest that today it is more like £4 billion.
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Under-investment in the past has contributed to a £10 billionbacklogofrepairwork in the local authority stock alone.
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There is growing concern about the increasedbacklogofrepairand maintenance at existing higher and further education institutions.
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We said that we would spend further money on starting to tackle thebacklogofrepairand maintenance work in our educational establishments.
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Estimates show that thebacklogofrepairand maintenance amounts to some £4.3 billion.
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We have abacklogofrepairand maintenance to address.
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It showed us that there is a very largebacklogofrepairwork indeed.
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There is little or no additional money to help tackle thebacklogofrepairand maintenance work in schools.
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Thebacklogofrepairand maintenance that is needed just to make our schools safe amounts to some £3.2 billion.
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We must deal with thebacklogofrepairand unfitness in our housing stock.
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Thatbacklogofrepairand maintenance to school buildings across the nation is estimated to be more than £4 billion, with another backlog of £1 billion in further education.
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I inherited the worst repossession crisis ever, with more than 1 million homes repossessed or in negative equity, and a £19 billionbacklogofrepairand modernisation work in council housing.
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