Word: backlog
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...structured to survive the end of the cold war than the giant St. Louis-based McDonnell Douglas (1989 revenues: $14.6 billion). The company's civilian subsidiary, Douglas Aircraft, is the second biggest manufacturer of U.S. commercial passenger jets after Boeing, with 12% of the world market and an unprecedented backlog of nearly 1,200 orders and options on its books...
...largest criminal manhunts in U.S. history. But, like Bush's war on drugs, the war on S&Ls has completely overwhelmed prosecutors and investigators. There are more than 3,500 major criminal cases pending, yet 1,500 of them are inactive and gathering dust. Indeed, the backlog is growing so quickly that some prosecutors have stopped investigating cases that involve less than...
...enormous backlog, too much paper handling and an antiquated system," said Margaret V. Blaisdell, director of the management information system for Middlesex County's South Registry of Deeds. "So the county hired a consulting firm...
...closed or sold. Seized assets are piling up faster than the Government can sell them or even assess their value. By one estimate, the RTC owns 26,800 homes, 773 office buildings, 158 hotels, 205 resorts, 51 restaurants, 236 industrial facilities and 43 mines, among other properties. And the backlog will only get worse, since the agency may need to bail out another 600 institutions. That would bring the total to 1,000 thrifts, twice as many as Bush's plan estimated. "It's blowing up in our face," says an Administration official. "It's one of those things that...
...disaster's most poignant aspect was the number of children on board -- estimates ranged from seven to 15 -- who were being flown to the U.S. for adoption. Because Colombian courts recess from Dec. 15 until Jan. 15, there was a backlog of Americans in Bogota who had received permission to bring their adopted children home. The approvals came just in time for some to catch Flight 52. At least two of the children are known to have survived, but the fate of the rest remained unclear at week...