There is a (small) possibility of A. A is not impossible.
The condition/potential represented by A is very rare, but does occur sometimes.
43
漢字を全部一年間で覚えられないこともない。
It's not entirely impossible to memorize all the kanji in one year.
32
すごく勉強すれば猫と話せないことはないと思うよ。
If you study very hard, then I don't think it's impossible to talk with cats.
32
時間がすごくかかるけどアメリカから日本まで泳げないことはないよ。
It would take a lot of time but it is not impossible to swim from America to Japan.
28
にんじんは好きじゃないけどちょっとだけだったら食べられないこともない。
I don't like carrots, but if it's a little bit I might (be able to) eat them.
28
一日に16時間続けて仕事はできないこともないが、全然楽じゃないでしょう？
It's not that you can't work 16 hours in a single day, but it's not exactly easy, right?
Getting the sentences
Construction
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Basic Examples:
うれしくないことはない (It's not that (I'm) not happy)
元気じゃないことはない (I'm not unwell...)
食べられないことはない (being able to eat is not impossible)
Where this grammar is found
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