Sentence examples for were difficult if not from inspiring English sources

By the end of the 1990s the government had stopped its campaigns against polygamy and initiation rites, implicitly recognizing that such social customs were difficult, if not impossible, to legislate.

And the signs he'd been performing were difficult if not impossible to refute.

Even before the earthquake, figures for the incidence of rapes and sexual assault in Haiti were difficult if not impossible to come by.

Proving motive is difficult, if not impossible.

"It would be difficult if not impossible".

And escaping that scenario will be difficult, if not impossible.

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.

Perfection is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve.

The word is difficult, if not impossible, to translate.