Southwest has been buffeted by questions about how intensely it operates its planes.
Coke has long been successful in Mexico, where it operates its largest independent bottling plant.
"Others may do things differently, and may criticize TBN for how it operates, its look, its doctrine and belief," Mr. May said.
Every political community, and thus every state, has a constitution, at least insofar as it operates its important institutions according to some fundamental body of rules.
Lionsgate, which distributes Mr. Perry's movies in North America, picked London because it is one of the few international markets where it operates its own distribution system.
It operates its own abattoirs (which provided a public-relations boost during this year's horsemeat scandal) and buys most of its vegetables from British farmers.
Customers are also attracted by the fact that it operates its own cocoa plantation on the Caribbean island of St Lucia.
But it operates its only overseas design bureau here, employing about 500 scientists and engineers who design components and develop new technology for Boeing's American-built aircraft.
The US, however, believes it operates its drone campaign with some degree of official consent from the Pakistani government, even though the country's foreign ministry often lodges a diplomatic complaint after each strike.
The cheapest way is through a Chilean port.Chilean officials retort that they have already granted Bolivia access to the sea, in the form of guaranteed tariff-free use of Arica and Antofagasta, where it operates its own customs service and warehouses.
It operates its businesses principally in domestic market.
