text_original: To win a chance of putting his policy to any test, he had to surmount diffi  culties created by his own allies, which were hardly less formidable and less obstructive at one time than any that could have been thrown across his path by his embattled enemies.
text_transcription: TO WIN A CHANCE OF PUTTING HIS POLICY TO ANY TEST HE HAD TO SURMOUNT DIFFICULTIES CREATED BY HIS OWN ALLIES WHICH WERE HARDLY LESS FORMIDABLE AND LESS DESTRUCTIVE AT ONE TIME THAN ANY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN ACROSS HIS PATH BY HIS EMBATTLED ENEMIES
phonemes: tə wˈɪn ɐ tʃˈæns ʌv pˈʊɾɪŋ hɪz pˈɑːlɪsi tʊ ˌɛni tˈɛst, hiː hædtə sɚmˈaʊnt dˈɪfi kˈʌltiz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ hɪz ˈoʊn ˈælaɪz, wˌɪtʃ wɜː hˈɑːɹdli lˈɛs fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl ænd lˈɛs əbstɹˈʌktɪv æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm ðɐn ˌɛni ðæt kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn θɹˈoʊn əkɹˌɑːs hɪz pˈæθ baɪ hɪz ɛmbˈæɾəld ˈɛnəmiz.