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Green light.
If you are given the green light, you are given approval to do something.
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The authorization was largely a formality, but a Turkish government official said it gave the final green light for a full-fledged operation into Iraq.
A final green light for Hinkley Point C depends on receiving an acceptable "strike price", agreed with the government, that would guarantee future returns.
Josh Hardie, deputy director general of the CBI, said: "The final green light for Hinkley Point is welcome news as now, more than ever, action is needed on key infrastructure projects which attract investment to the United Kingdom.
Jonathan Loynes, chief European economist at Capital Economics, said: "November's weaker-than-expected eurozone consumer prices figures give a final green light for the ECB to both increase the pace of its asset purchases and cut its deposit rate at tomorrow's [Thursday's] policy meeting".
In the last several years, New York magazine's print publication has started to ask outside writers to pre-report articles more thoroughly before giving a final green light for an assignment.
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Israeli police spokesman Rosenfeld said police were prepared for the destruction or sealing of the houses in East Jerusalem but were still waiting for the final green light from the government.
The news on Tuesday that Google closed its $12.5 billion deal for Motorola is welcome for both companies, which have been waiting almost a year for the acquisition to get the final green light from regulators.
Both projects are still awaiting the final green light from East Timor's National Petroleum Authority.
That plan is awaiting a final green light from the Federal Communications Commission.
One source believes the project has yet to receive the final green light from the music-label bosses.
Mr. Gauzes's committee is negotiating on behalf of the European Parliament, seeking to reach a compromise with countries on a draft that would then go to the full Parliament for a final green light.
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