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we operate.”}} | we operate.”}} | ||
It turns out that expression, in various iterations, has been popular with start up stock offerings | It turns out that expression, in various iterations, has been popular with start-up stock offerings [https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22As+we+expand+and+localize+our+international+activities%22 for a while now]. Most omit the killer adverb “increasingly”, which makes the statement a whole lot less fruity. | ||
eBay, on the other hand, appears to regard compliance with local rules as discretionary, which makes their statement a whole lot ''more'' fruity: | eBay, on the other hand, appears to regard compliance with local rules as discretionary, which makes their statement a whole lot ''more'' fruity: | ||
{{Quote|As we expand and localize our international activities, we ''may'' become obligated to comply with the laws of the countries or markets in which we operate.}} | {{Quote|As we expand and localize our international activities, we ''may'' become obligated to comply with the laws of the countries or markets in which we operate.}} |