text_original: Sometimes he had recourse to rather poor and commonplace artifices, as in the case of his proposal to meet a certain financial strain by borrowing half a million fi*om the Sinking Fund.
text_transcription: SOMETIMES HE HAD RECOURSE TO RATHER POOR AND COMMONPLACE ARTIFICES AS IN THE CASE OF HIS PROPOSAL TO MEET A CERTAIN FINANCIAL STRAIN BY BORROWING HALF A MILLION FROM THE SINKING FUND
phonemes: sˈʌmtaɪmz hiː hæd ɹᵻkˈɔːɹs tə ɹˈæðɚ pˈʊɹ ænd kˈɑːmənplˌeɪs ˈɑːɹɾɪfɪsᵻz, æz ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv hɪz pɹəpˈoʊzəl tə mˈiːt ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ faɪnˈænʃəl stɹˈeɪn baɪ bˈɑːɹoʊɪŋ hˈæf ɐ mˈɪliən fˌaɪ ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ˈɑːm ðə sˈɪŋkɪŋ fˈʌnd.