As it's evolved in modern times, the corporation has a charter or bylaws.

而如今,这些关系得到了改进,公司有了许可证和规章制度

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Mr. Carl Icahn: Okay, we look at a lot of the companies Obviously, I have a whole group of people here that do that and I have a bunch of lawyers that look at all the covenants in these companies and their bylaws and their charters.

卡尔·伊坎先生：好的，我们考察许多,很明显，我有一个强大的团队来做这些工作,还有一个律师团队,来研究这些公司所签订的契约,以及它们的规章制度和经营许可。

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