http://pt.stackoverflow.com/questions/26054

by aaccioly

HTML

<ul>
    <li><a href="">Link pequeno</a>  <span class="options">&lt;span&gt;</span>

    </li>
    <li><a href="">Link de um tamanho muito grande que ocupa muitas linhas</a>  <span class="options">&lt;span&gt;</span>

    </li>
    <li><a href="">Link grande com várias linhas</a>  <span class="options">&lt;span&gt;</span>

    </li>
</ul>

CSS

body {
    font-family: verdana;
}
ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}
li {
    padding: 0 15px 10px;
    display: table;
}
li a {
    color: blue;
    width: 170px;
    display: table-cell;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.options {
    color: red;
    width: 50px;
    padding-left: 35px;
    display: table-cell;
    vertical-align: middle;
}