text_original: It was thought by those who had started the game that it would be better, on the whole, to fight out the ques  tion in one concentrated and decisive battle than to undertake a large number of individual struggles by sending in the different consignments of merchandise in separate lots and at various points of the customs frontier.
text_transcription: IT WAS THOUGHT BY THOSE WHO HAD STARTED THE GAME THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER ON THE WHOLE TO FIGHT OUT THE QUESTION IN ONE CONCENTRATED AND DECISIVE BATTLE THAN TO UNDERTAKE A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL STRUGGLES BY SENDING IN THE DIFFERENT CONSIGNMENTS OF MERCHANDISE IN SEPARATE LOTS AND AT VARIOUS POINTS OF THE CUSTOMS FRONTIER
phonemes: ɪt wʌz θˈɔːt baɪ ðoʊz hˌuː hæd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðə ɡˈeɪm ðˌɐɾɪt wʊd biː bˈɛɾɚ, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, tə fˈaɪt ˈaʊt ðə kwˈɛz tɪˈɑːn ɪn wˈʌn kˈɑːnsəntɹˌeɪɾᵻd ænd dᵻsˈaɪsɪv bˈæɾəl ðɐn tʊ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪk ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl stɹˈʌɡəlz baɪ sˈɛndɪŋ ɪnðə dˈɪfɹənt kənsˈaɪnmənts ʌv mˈɜːtʃɐndˌaɪz ɪn sˈɛpɹət lˈɑːts ænd æt vˈɛɹiəs pˈɔɪnts ʌvðə kˈʌstəmz fɹʌntˈɪɹ.