ðə kˈeɪs wʌz ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ tə ðə sˈoʊviət lˈiːdɚ lˈiənɪd bɹˈɛʒnɛv, hˌuː dᵻkɹˈiːd "ɐksˈɛptəbəl tə pɚfˈɔːɹm, bˌʌt nˌɑːt tˈuː ˈɔfən".
The case was elevated all the way to the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, who decreed "acceptable to perform, but not too often".