text_original: Successive Governments had pursued since then a consistent policy of ''masterly inactivity" in Central Asia. Russia employed the opportunity for steady though stealthy advance.
text_transcription: SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS HAD PURSUED SINCE THEN A CONSISTENT POLICY OF MASTERLY INACTIVITY IN CENTRAL ASIA RUSSIA EMPLOYED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR STEADY THOUGH STEALTHY ADVANCE
phonemes: səksˈɛsɪv ɡˈʌvɚnmənts hæd pɚsˈuːd sˈɪns ðˈɛn ɐ kənsˈɪstənt pˈɑːlɪsi ʌv mˈæstɚli ɪnæktˈɪvᵻɾi" ɪn sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə. ɹˈʌʃə ɛmplˈɔɪd ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ stˈɛdi ðˌoʊ stˈɛlθi ɐdvˈæns.