text_original: For lower posts a distinction was observed between the places, generally less than half, reserved entirely for the Emperor to fill with his candidati Casaris^ as they are called in their inscriptions, and those which were left for some show of open voting, though influenced, it might be, by court favour.
text_transcription: FOR LOWER POSTS A DISTINCTION WAS OBSERVED BETWEEN THE PLACES GENERALLY LESS THAN HALF RESERVED ENTIRELY FOR THE EMPEROR TO FILL WITH HIS CONDETI KAISERUS AS THEY ARE CALLED IN THEIR INSCRIPTIONS AND THOSE THAT WERE LEFT FOR SOME SHOW OF OPEN VOTING THOUGH INFLUENCED IT MIGHT BE BY COURT FAVOR
phonemes: fɔːɹ lˈoʊɚ pˈoʊsts ɐ dɪstˈɪŋkʃən wʌz əbzˈɜːvd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə plˈeɪsᵻz, dʒˈɛnɚɹəli lˈɛs ðɐn hˈæf, ɹɪzˈɜːvd ɛntˈaɪɚli fɚðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ tə fˈɪl wɪð hɪz kˌændɪdˈɑːɾi kæsˈɑːɹɹɪs æz ðeɪ ɑːɹ kˈɔːld ɪn ðɛɹ ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz, ænd ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ wɜː lˈɛft fɔːɹ sˌʌm ʃˈoʊ ʌv ˈoʊpən vˈoʊɾɪŋ, ðˌoʊ ˈɪnfluːənst, ɪt mˌaɪt bˈiː, baɪ kˈɔːɹt fˈeɪvɚ.