text_original: Councils of war, though their habitual failure to arrive at great and vigorous decisions has become a common  place, were of daily occurrence. Even such decisions as they arrived at were not regarded as absolute, but were sent to Vienna for the final decision of the empress herself.
text_transcription: COUNCILS OF WAR THOUGH THEIR HABITUAL FAILURE TO ARRIVE AT GREAT AND VIGOROUS DECISIONS HAS BECOME A COMMONPLACE WERE OF DAILY OCCURRENCE EVEN SUCH DECISIONS AS THEY ARRIVED AT WERE NOT REGARDED AS ABSOLUTE BUT WERE SENT TO VIENNA FOR THE FINAL DECISION OF THE EMPRESS HERSELF
phonemes: kˈaʊnsəlz ʌv wˈɔːɹ, ðˌoʊ ðɛɹ hɐbˈɪtʃuːəl fˈeɪlɪɹ tʊ ɚɹˈaɪv æt ɡɹˈeɪt ænd vˈɪɡɚɹəs dᵻsˈɪʒənz hɐz bɪkˌʌm ɐ kˈɑːmən plˈeɪs, wɜːɹ ʌv dˈeɪli əkˈɜːɹəns. ˈiːvən sˈʌtʃ dᵻsˈɪʒənz æz ðeɪ ɚɹˈaɪvd æt wɜː nˌɑːt ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz ˈæbsəlˌuːt, bˌʌt wɜː sˈɛnt tə vɪˈɛnə fɚðə fˈaɪnəl dᵻsˈɪʒən ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpɹɛs hɜːsˈɛlf.