backlog
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The company said it has secured a project backlog worth about C$39 billion, with roughly C$8 billion of that expected to come into service this year.
Because it popped up within a larger-scale data collection, there was a backlog of images to analyze -- what Holz likened to "baby pictures," or earlier documentation that could tie together the research.
From Barron's
Richard Holroyd, chief executive of Capital Public Services, told a committee of MPs that the backlog "overwhelmed" the company, which had now almost doubled staff working on the scheme.
From BBC
ViaSat provided similar services to 6,420 commercial and business planes as of its latest fiscal quarter, which ended in December, and has a backlog of 1,100 aircraft.
From MarketWatch
The German shipbuilders’ execution of its existing backlog is enough to drive the equity story, he adds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
