text_original: Be this as it may, the Chinese determined in 1837 to put a stop to the importation of opium, and despatched to Canton a special Commissioner — Lin — armed with plenary authority to use all neces  sary means to effect this purpose.
text_transcription: BE THIS AS IT MAY THE CHINESE DETERMINED IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY SEVEN TO PUT A STOP TO THE IMPORTATION OF OPIUM AND DESPATCH TO CANTON A SPECIAL COMMISSIONER LYNNE ARMED WITH PLENARY AUTHORITY TO USE ALL NECESSARY MEANS TO EFFECT THIS PURPOSE
phonemes: biː ðɪs æz ɪt mˈeɪ, ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən tə pˌʊt ɐ stˈɑːp tə ðɪ ɪmpɔːɹtˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈoʊpiəm, ænd dᵻspˈætʃt tə kˈæntɑːn ɐ spˈɛʃəl kəmˈɪʃənɚ — lˈɪn — ˈɑːɹmd wɪð plˈiːnɚɹi ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tə jˈuːz ˈɔːl nˈiːsᵻz sˈɛɹi mˈiːnz tʊ ɪfˈɛkt ðɪs pˈɜːpəs.