text_original: The external relations of Florence were chiefly deter  mined by the desire for expansion, and by jealousy of Venice and Milan. Under Cosimo de' Medici a sort of "balance of power" policy was adopted, which enabled ITALY, 1382 1463 183 Florence to more than hold her own in the struggle for wealth and importance.
text_transcription: THE EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF FLORENCE WERE CHIEFLY DETERMINED BY THE DESIRE FOR EXPANSION AND BY JEALOUSY OF VENICE AND MILAN UNDER COSIMO DE MEDICI A SORT OF BALANCE OF POWER POLICY WAS ADOPTED WHICH ENABLED FLORENCE TO MORE THAN HOLD HER OWN IN THE STRUGGLE FOR WEALTH AND IMPORTANCE
phonemes: ðɪ ɛkstˈɜːnəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz ʌv flˈɔːɹəns wɜː tʃˈiːfli dɪtˈɜː mˈaɪnd baɪ ðə dɪzˈaɪɚ fɔːɹ ɛkspˈænʃən, ænd baɪ dʒˈɛləsi ʌv vˈɛnɪs ænd mɪlˈæn. ˌʌndɚ kəsˈɪmoʊ də mˈɛdɪsˌaɪ ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv "bˈæləns ʌv pˈaʊɚ" pˈɑːlɪsi wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd, wˌɪtʃ ɛnˈeɪbəld ˈɪɾəli, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː flˈɔːɹəns tə mˈɔːɹ ðɐn hˈoʊld hɜːɹ ˈoʊn ɪnðə stɹˈʌɡəl fɔːɹ wˈɛlθ ænd ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns.