Is it possible to devise a code of rules for companies that would prohibit bribery in all its forms?\r是否有可能设计•套公司法规防 止各种贿赂呢?\r2. The British members would like the system to have enough legal power to make companies\rbehave themselves.\r英国委员们希望这一体系有充分的法律效应以使公司规范行事。\r3. They often do not realize that bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries and\rin some has been a way of life for centuries.\r他们通常没意识到在很多国家,形形色色的贿赂行为日益增多。在某些国家,这已成为人们\r几百年来的生活方式。\r4. Now, the question is: do you pay up or stand by your principles?\r现在的问题是:你是被迫掏钱呢,还是坚持原则?\r5. It is difficult to resist the impression that bribery and other questionable payments are on the\rincrease. Indeed, they seem to have become a fact of commercial life.\r很容易产生这样的印象:贿赂以及其他可疑开支正日渐增多。的确,这似乎已成为商界的一\r个事实。