Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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> 88% said that, if they found $500 in the street, they would look for the owner.
>19% would be tempted to steal $100,000 if they could do so without being caught.
> Only 28% would tell the truth if doing so meant hurting someone's feelings.
>Students were most likely to be dishonest in their school work, which led Miss Omwake to observe that the traditional school curriculum, stressing competition for marks, "may promote dishonesty." Of her students, 33% said they would be tempted to cheat in an examination if they could get away with it...
> Said His Majesty, after the train had passed through four time zones going westward: "If this keeps up, I'll lose a day's pay."