<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishHata hivyo, ingawa kampuni nyingi za umma zinahitajika kuwa na bodi ambayo inajumuisha idadi kubwa ya wakurugenzi wa kujitegemea na kamati fulani muhimu zinahitajika kuwa na wakurugenzi wa nje tu, kuangalia kwa karibu hufunua kwamba uhuru wa bodi nyingi unaweza kuwa suala la fomu kuliko muhimu.  <response>: Specifically, although most public companies are required to have a board that is comprised of a majority of independent directors and certain key committees are required to be comprised solely of outside directors, a closer look reveals that the independence of many boards may be more a matter of form than substance. 