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The phrase "difficult if not" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express something that is difficult or near impossible to do. For example: "Making a living as a musician is difficult if not impossible in today's economy."
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Proving motive is difficult, if not impossible.
"It would be difficult if not impossible".
The rule has proved difficult, if not impossible, to enforce.
That means reducing benefits is very difficult, if not impossible.
And escaping that scenario will be difficult, if not impossible.
It is very difficult if not impossible to do.
And surprise would be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve.
These transactions are difficult, if not impossible, to undo.
Drawing conclusions from large groups is difficult, if not impossible.
Those differences are difficult, if not impossible, to quantify.
The questions posed are difficult if not impossible to answer.
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difficult if not unachievable
difficult if not futile
difficult if not hellish
enormously difficult if not
tough if not
problematic if not
harsh if not
delicate if not
laborious if not
tricky if not
troublesome if not
awkward if not
serious if not
complex if not
arduous if not
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been hard if not
challenging if not
difficult if considered
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