What I am trying to achieve is this:

<p>Some text here <span>emphasised words</span> and more text here</p>

So, my question is, how can I apply the 'emphasis' template in an 'inline'
manner to elements 'embedded' inside other elements?

<xsl:template match="para">
  <p>
  <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </p>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="emphasis">
  <span>
  <xsl:apply-templates/>
  </span>
</xsl:template>

Hope this is clear.

Cheers,
Wendell

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