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Word: ifs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Usage:

> 88% said that, if they found $500 in the street, they would look for the owner.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Honesty Test | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

>19% would be tempted to steal $100,000 if they could do so without being caught.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Honesty Test | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

> Only 28% would tell the truth if doing so meant hurting someone's feelings.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Honesty Test | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

>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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Honesty Test | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

> 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."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Radio Curtsies | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

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