Assertion: creature's body | /r/HasProperty | creatures of statute
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Often, in American legal and business documents that speak of governing bodies (e.g., a board that governs small businesses in China) these bodies are described as "creatures of statute" to inform readers of their origins and format although the national governments that created them may not term them as creatures of statute.