ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst nˈoʊɾəbəl ɐtˈɛmpt ɪn kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ænd dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾɪŋ ɐ spˈiːtʃ kˈɔːɹpəs ænd ðɪ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt hɐz pɹədˈuːst kˈɔsts ʌv wˈʌn.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ.
It was the first notable attempt in creating and distributing a speech corpus and the overall project has produced costs of 1.5 million US$.