Same CSS style formatting differently based on pattern

[Eatfleann]

Is it possible to define a style that assigns one set of formatting rules for non-parenthesized text and another for parenthesized? The reason for this is to avoid cluttering of format tags (like \[code\]<b>\[/code\] or \[code\]<span>\[/code\]). E.g if I have something like\[code\]<B>Item1</B> (expl), <B>Item2</B> (expl2), ..., <B>ItemN</B> (explN)\[/code\]It would be cleaner to state it as\[code\]<span class="myClass">Item1 (expl), Item2 (expl2), ..., ItemN (explN)</span>\[/code\]Where \[code\]myClass\[/code\] is defined as formatting parenthesized text under a set of rules different from non-parenthesized (bolding non-parenthesized in this example).