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Discover LudwigThe phrase "Given the green light" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that permission has been granted to proceed with a project or action. Example: "After weeks of planning, the team was finally given the green light to start the new marketing campaign."
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The C.I.A. had given the green light to the sale.
On the Tuesday the ECB was given the green light.
Cooper was now given the green light for seven orbits.
Another tower at 22 Bishopsgate has also been given the green light.
■ The final boost came last October, when the Northern Line extension was given the green light.
Activists claim the dams, which were eventually given the green light, will displace thousands of people.
Ironically it is English Heritage which has given the green light to the scheme.
So far, no airline has given the green light to voice calls.
And James Cawley's been given the green light to produce an official online Buck Rogers.
The other eight mines are yet to be given the green light by ministers.
Once the production was given the green light, locations became a paramount concern.
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