text_original: In his statesmanlike diagnosis of the Eastern problem he invariably insisted that Eng  land's interests must be safeguarded by the acquisition of Egypt. But neither in 1840 nor in 1853 would England listen to the Russian proposals based upon the recognition of this fact. The Suez The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 revolutionized the situa  Canal tion.
text_transcription: IN HIS STATESMANLIKE DIAGNOSIS OF THE EASTERN PROBLEM HE INVARIABLY INSISTED THAT ENGLAND'S INTERESTS MUST BE SAFEGUARDED BY THE ACQUISITION OF EGYPT BUT NEITHER IN EIGHTEEN FORTY NOR IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE WOULD ENGLAND LISTEN TO THE RUSSIAN PROPOSALS BASED UPON THE RECOGNITION OF THIS FACT THE OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY NINE REVOLUTIONIZED THE SITUATION
phonemes: ɪn hɪz stˈeɪtsmənlˌaɪk dˌaɪəɡnˈoʊsɪs ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn pɹˈɑːbləm hiː ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðæt ˈɛŋ lˈændz ˈɪntɹɛsts mˈʌst biː sˈeɪfɡɑːɹdᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt. bˌʌt nˈiːðɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi nˈɔːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː wʊd ˈɪŋɡlənd lˈɪsən tə ðə ɹˈʌʃən pɹəpˈoʊzəlz bˈeɪst əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv ðɪs fˈækt. ðə sˈuːɪz ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə sˈuːɪz kənˈæl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌaɪzd ðə sˈɪɾuːə kənˈæl tɪˈɑːn.