принимать решение о запуске(Х The council is expected to give the green light to the move. Х The industry must not assume that this ruling means a green light to go on polluting our lakes and rivers. OALD Alexander Demidov)
санкция(Как писала впоследствии пресса, санкцию на проведение операции дал не кто иной, как Борис Ельцин = According to subsequent press reports, the green light for the operation was given by none other than Boris Yeltsin. Alexander Demidov)