text_original: Since that time no English statesman in office has ever entertained the idea of giving back the fortress of Gibraltar, and only the other day a commission was appointed by the English government for the purpose of ascertaining whether the defences of the rock and the fortress were still strong enough to defy any attack from a possible enemy, whether the enemy might come from within or without the country to which Gibraltar once belonged.
text_transcription: SINCE THAT TIME NO ENGLISH STATESMAN IN OFFICE HAS EVER ENTERTAINED THE IDEA OF GIVING BACK THE FORTRESS OF GIBRALTAR AND ONLY THE OTHER DAY A COMMISSION WAS APPOINTED BY THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASCERTAINING WHETHER THE DEFENCES OF THE ROCK AND THE FORTRESS WERE STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO DEFY ANY ATTACK FROM A POSSIBLE ENEMY WHETHER THE ENEMY MIGHT COME FROM WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE COUNTRY TO WHICH GIBRALTAR ONCE BELONGED
phonemes: sˈɪns ðæt tˈaɪm nˈoʊ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪtsmən ɪn ˈɑːfɪs hɐz ˈɛvɚɹ ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnd ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv ɡˈɪvɪŋ bˈæk ðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs ʌv dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚ, ænd ˈoʊnli ðɪ ˈʌðɚ dˈeɪ ɐ kəmˈɪʃən wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ˌæsɚtˈeɪnɪŋ wˈɛðɚ ðə dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz ʌvðə ɹˈɑːk ænd ðə fˈɔːɹtɹəs wɜː stˈɪl stɹˈɔŋ ɪnˈʌf tə dᵻfˈaɪ ˌɛni ɐtˈæk fɹʌm ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ˈɛnəmi, wˈɛðɚ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi mˌaɪt kˈʌm fɹʌm wɪðˌɪn ɔːɹ wɪðˌaʊt ðə kˈʌntɹi tʊ wˌɪtʃ dʒɪbɹˈɔltɚ wˈʌns bᵻlˈɔŋd.