Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially documents.
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- noun UK, Ireland A desktop organizer;
in-box , in-basket. - noun by extension The amount of new work yet to be done.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material
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Examples
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If there were even a semblance of independence on the FA board, it would never have permitted one of the most important items in its in-tray to be kicked into the long grass.
Roger Burden must raise his game to be new FA chairman Matt Scott 2010
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On their first days in charge, many GP consortiums may also be presented with controversial reconfiguration plans to decide upon, a more than challenging in-tray even for the most enthusiastic.
Experts speak out on what Andrew Lansley should change in his health bill 2011
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My Sergeant is off work for a few weeks and I have been looking after his in-tray.
The Truth Behind The £100 Phonecalls « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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One day in 1977, a 624-page document landed in Toulinet's in-tray for study.
Bill English 2010
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Yes, they say, when Tony Blair arrived at No 10 in 1997 he found that long-desired knighthood for Sir Paul in his in-tray, recommended by the media sub-section of the honours committee.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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And one more item for his in-tray, this time a bit closer to home.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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Italy's prime minister-designate, Mario Monti, has boiled his daunting in-tray down to three aims: fix the country's public finances, restart economic growth, and make Italy more equitable.
Mario Monti's Mountain of Challenges Andrew Peaple 2011
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From keeping his top stars to signing some new ones and dealing with boardroom uncertainties, the new Liverpool manager has plenty in his in-tray
Five things Roy Hodgson must do to succeed at Liverpool 2010
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His in-tray includes handling a growing influx of egos and millionaires, transforming the culture of a club that last won the title 42 years ago and working for employers who do not tolerate failure.
'I think people are scared of Manchester City,' says Roberto Mancini 2010
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After my recent cornucopia of April reading (here, and some more here), I was a bit nervous yesterday when three Booksellers and a Publishers 'Weekly appeared in the in-tray.
A few new UK March hardbacks Maxine 2008
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