text_original: If any serious effort had been made to bring about an actual assimilation between the legal systems of the two countries, the difficulties would have proved insur  270 FIRST PARLIAMENT OF THE UNION mountable and the union could never have been accom  plished.
text_transcription: IF ANY SERIOUS EFFORT HAD BEEN MADE TO BRING ABOUT AN ACTUAL ASSIMILATION BETWEEN THE LEGAL SYSTEMS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES THE DIFFICULTIES WOULD HAVE PROVED INSURMOUNTABLE AND THE UNION COULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
phonemes: ɪf ˌɛni sˈɪɹiəs ˈɛfɚt hɐdbɪn mˌeɪd tə bɹˈɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt ɐn ˈæktʃuːəl ɐsˌɪmɪlˈeɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ðə lˈiːɡəl sˈɪstəmz ʌvðə tˈuː kˈʌntɹiz, ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz wʊdhɐv pɹˈuːvd ɪnsˈɜː tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈɜːst pˈɑːɹləmənt ʌvðə jˈuːniən mˈaʊntəbəl ænd ðə jˈuːniən kʊd nˈɛvɚ hɐvbɪn ɐkˈɑːm plˈɪʃt.