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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
clear
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The workers merely wish to clear a backlog of clients before the afternoon session begins.
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He said the airline was now working to clear the backlog , with the delayed flights expected to depart within 24 hours.
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Extra staff brought in to clear the backlog should be kept on until a thorough review is made.
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The hospital is asking for more money to clear the backlog .
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She continued to go to the shop and had managed to clear the backlog of work and correspondence.
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Norwich agreed to take on an extra twelve staff and to clear the backlog of applications.
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First, reports reaching me indicate that many of those LEAs that were not coping have now cleared their backlogs .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a large backlog of orders
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the ensuing backlog , caused while the train was stalled, lasted much longer.
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Compaq says Prolinea backlog is two months.
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Firm backlog rose to $ 19. 64 million on Dec. 31 from $ 17. 5 billion a year earlier.
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For example, Monday clinics are prone to develop a backlog owing to bank holidays and statutory holidays.
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Goldstein said she hopes to have the bulk of the backlog cleared up in the next month to six weeks.
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In other parts of the country, youth justice workers are more concerned about the massive backlog of cases.
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Order backlog also increased 56% to £10.6m.
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Then he buried himself in his endless technical reports, in a desperate last-minute assault on the usual backlog .