text_original: But the Ministry knew very well that the adoption of such a proposal would mean simply that the whole conduct of the measure was to be taken out of their hands and put into unfriendly hands  in other words, that it would be utterly futile to go any further with the measure if the hostile majority were thus allowed to deal with it according to their own designs and their own class interest.
text_transcription: BUT THE MINISTRY KNEW VERY WELL THAT THE ADOPTION OF SUCH A PROPOSAL WOULD MEAN SIMPLY THAT THE WHOLE CONDUCT OF THE MEASURE WAS TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THEIR HANDS AND PUT INTO UNFRIENDLY HANDS IN OTHER WORDS THAT IT WOULD BE UTTERLY FUTILE TO GO ANY FURTHER WITH THE MEASURE IF THE HOSTILE MAJORITY WERE THUS ALLOWED TO DEAL WITH IT ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN DESIGNS AND THEIR OWN CLASS INTERE
phonemes: bˌʌt ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi nˈuː vˈɛɹi wˈɛl ðætðɪ ɐdˈɑːpʃən ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɐ pɹəpˈoʊzəl wʊd mˈiːn sˈɪmpli ðætðə hˈoʊl kˈɑːndʌkt ʌvðə mˈɛʒɚ wʌz təbi tˈeɪkən ˌaʊɾəv ðɛɹ hˈændz ænd pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ ʌnfɹˈɛndli hˈændz ɪn ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːdz, ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː ˈʌɾɚli fjˈuːɾəl tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɛni fˈɜːðɚ wɪððə mˈɛʒɚ ɪf ðə hˈɑːstəl mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi wɜː ðˈʌs ɐlˈaʊd tə dˈiːl wɪð ɪɾ ɐkˈɔːɹdɪŋ tə ðɛɹ ˈoʊn dɪzˈaɪnz ænd ðɛɹ ˈoʊn klˈæs ˈɪntɹɛst.