Create a new css rule
.inline_block {
display : inline-block;
}
and add it where needed e.g.
<div class="holdingbox inline_block">
<span class="leftbox inline_block">Stuff</span>
<span class="rightbox inline_block">
<span class="content inline_block">Stuff to reveal</span>
</span>
</div>
<div class = "box inline_block">Text</div>
This should not affect other divs
on the page.