Word: backlog
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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USAGE: "To clear a huge backlog of foreclosures, judges [in Lee County, Fla.] are hearing 'rocket dockets' of nearly 1,000 cases a day." --Wall Street Journal...
...between Thanksgiving and Christmas from people interested in consigning their clothing. They were booked for consignment appointments—clients who want to sell their clothes must bring them in for approval before the hit the racks—about three weeks in advance, an unheard of backlog...
...economy churns out, wasn't nearly as bad as economists had thought it would be: down an annualized 3.8%, compared with a predicted drop of 5.4%, according to a Reuters poll. Companies are still producing, Holzer explains, but since no one is buying, inventories are piling up. With a backlog of goods, firms will need fewer workers to keep making more. "That suggests we're getting into the worst of it now," says Holzer...
...Grosz, this process will include capping the number of scholars accepted to Radcliffe’s fellowship program—closer to 48 fellows than the current 52—and limiting the number of acquisitions made by the Schlesinger Library, which plans to focus on reducing its cataloging backlog this year...
...will cost $78.7 billion per year. Unfortunately, in reporting on the current state of US infrastructure, the ASCE gave it a ‘D,’ thereby indicating that simply maintaining it will not be sufficient. DOT estimates assert that the required amount for eliminating the backlog of projects for bridges and fulfilling proposed highway improvements could cost as much as 131.7 billion dollars per year for the next 20 years...