text_original: The recommendation was that the contract for the erection of the new Houses of Parliament should be thrown absolutely open to public competition. Nothing like that proposal had ever been heard of under similar conditions in English affairs up to that time.
text_transcription: THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT THE CONTRACT FOR THE ERECTION OF THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT SHOULD BE THROWN ABSOLUTELY OPEN TO PUBLIC COMPETITION NOTHING LIKE THAT PROPOSAL HAD EVER BEEN HEARD OF UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN ENGLISH AFFAIRS UP TO THAT TIME
phonemes: ðə ɹˌɛkəmɛndˈeɪʃən wʌz ðætðə kˈɑːntɹækt fɚðɪ ɪɹˈɛkʃən ʌvðə nˈuː hˈaʊzᵻz ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt ʃˌʊd biː θɹˈoʊn ˌæbsəlˈuːtli ˈoʊpən tə pˈʌblɪk kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən. nˈʌθɪŋ lˈaɪk ðæt pɹəpˈoʊzəl hæd ˈɛvɚ bˌɪn hˈɜːd ʌv ˌʌndɚ sˈɪmɪlɚ kəndˈɪʃənz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɐfˈɛɹz ˌʌp tə ðæt tˈaɪm.