certify vs give the go-ahead

certify

verb
  • To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard. 

  • To authenticate or verify in writing. 

  • To attest to (a fact) as the truth. 

give the go-ahead

How often have the words certify and give the go-ahead occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )