text_original: So far as the ordinary business of the session was concerned, the Ministry might get on well enough, for there must have been a considerable amount of routine work which would not provoke the Opposition to a trial of strength; but if chance or hostile strategy should bring about at any moment a controversy which called for a strictly party division, then the Government must go down.
text_transcription: SO FAR AS THE ORDINARY BUSINESS OF THE SESSION WAS CONCERNED THE MINISTRY MIGHT GET ON WELL ENOUGH FOR THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF ROUTINE WORK WHICH WOULD NOT PROVOKE THE OPPOSITION TO A TRIAL OF STRENGTH BUT IF CHANCE OR HOSTILE STRATEGY SHOULD BRING ABOUT AT ANY MOMENT A CONTROVERSY WHICH CALLED FOR A STRICTLY PARTY DIVISION THEN THE GOVERNMENT MUST GO DOWN
phonemes: sˈoʊ fˌɑːɹ æz ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi bˈɪznəs ʌvðə sˈɛʃən wʌz kənsˈɜːnd, ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi mˌaɪt ɡɛt ˌɔn wˈɛl ɪnˈʌf, fɔːɹ ðɛɹ mˈʌstɐv bˌɪn ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv ɹuːtˈiːn wˈɜːk wˌɪtʃ wʊd nˌɑːt pɹəvˈoʊk ðɪ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tʊ ɐ tɹˈaɪəl ʌv stɹˈɛŋθ; bˌʌt ɪf tʃˈæns ɔːɹ hˈɑːstəl stɹˈæɾədʒi ʃˌʊd bɹˈɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt æɾ ˌɛni mˈoʊmənt ɐ kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi wˌɪtʃ kˈɔːld fɚɹə stɹˈɪktli pˈɑːɹɾi dᵻvˈɪʒən, ðˈɛn ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt mˈʌst ɡˌoʊ dˈaʊn.