Combining style sheets/selectors

Hi

Is is possible to mix a style which has been determined via a pseudo selector. For example, could I have a hyperlink on screen which, when I hover, the text goes red and underlined, but elsewhere ON THE SAME PAGE, I have another hyperlink where hovering changes the text to blue italics. Icannot "see" how this is done because the a:hover pseudo-selector seems to be "reserved" so I cannot have two different hover actions but, even if I could have two, how do I stop both hovers being applied to the whole page (and one therefore over-wirting the other) if I am trying to apply it to just one section of the page.

If this sounds confusing, please email me for more details/examples.

Many thanks