diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
index 3ea5df2207..8e571b228e 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses/chapter.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 	    <literal>features</literal> to request a list of features
 	    supported by the default compiler.  After including
 	    <filename>bsd.port.pre.mk</filename> the port can inspect
-	    the results using these variables:
+	    the results using these variables:</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 		  features supported by the default compiler.  It
 		  currently lists the C++ library.</para>
 	      </listitem>
-	    </itemizedlist></para>
+	    </itemizedlist>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1 xml:id="uses-cpe">
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 	      xlink:href="http://scap.nist.gov/specifications/cpe/"><acronym>CPE</acronym>
 	      specification</link> for details.  To add
 	    <acronym>CPE</acronym> information to a port, follow these
-	    steps:
+	    steps:</para>
 
 	    <procedure>
 	      <step>
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@
 		  <varname>CPE_STR</varname>.</para>
 	      </step>
 	    </procedure>
-	  </para>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1 xml:id="uses-cran">
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@
 	    converted.  The default is to convert
 	    <emphasis>all</emphasis> files, including binaries.  See
 	    <xref linkend="slow-patch-automatic-replacements"/> for
-	    examples.
+	    examples.</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@
 		<para><varname>DOS2UNIX_GLOB</varname>: match file
 		  names based on a glob pattern.</para>
 	      </listitem>
-	    </itemizedlist></para>
+	    </itemizedlist>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1 xml:id="uses-drupal">
@@ -1010,7 +1009,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 	  <para>Possible arguments: (none)</para>
 
 	  <para>Depends on <application>Perl</application>.  These
-	    variables can be set:
+	    variables can be set:</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -1054,7 +1053,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 		  <filename>Build.PL</filename> is required.  It
 		  defaults to <literal>build run</literal>.</para>
 	      </listitem>
-	    </itemizedlist></para>
+	    </itemizedlist>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1 xml:id="uses-pgsql">
@@ -1249,7 +1248,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 	    <literal>PORT,build</literal> or
 	    <literal>PORT,run</literal>.  After including
 	    <filename>bsd.port.pre.mk</filename> the port can inspect
-	    the results using these variables:
+	    the results using these variables:</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -1291,7 +1290,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 		<para><varname>TK_INCLUDEDIR</varname>: path of the
 		  <application>Tk</application> C header files</para>
 	      </listitem>
-	    </itemizedlist></para>
+	    </itemizedlist>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1 xml:id="uses-tk">
@@ -1314,7 +1313,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 	  <para>Add a dependency on
 	    <application>twistedCore</application>.  The list of
 	    required components can be specified as a value of this
-	    variable.  <literal>ARGS</literal> can be one of:
+	    variable.  <literal>ARGS</literal> can be one of:</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -1330,7 +1329,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 	      </listitem>
 	    </itemizedlist>
 
-	    Besides <literal>build</literal> and
+	    <para>Besides <literal>build</literal> and
 	    <literal>run</literal>, one or more other supported
 	    <application>twisted</application> components can be
 	    specified.  Supported values are listed in
@@ -1361,7 +1360,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 	    <varname>EXAMPLESDIR</varname>,
 	    <varname>DATADIR</varname>, <varname>WWWDIR</varname>,
 	    <varname>ETCDIR</varname>.  These variables are
-	    available for ports:
+	    available for ports:</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -1387,7 +1386,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 		  of files that need to be suffixed.  Default:
 		  empty.</para>
 	      </listitem>
-	    </itemizedlist></para>
+	    </itemizedlist>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1 xml:id="uses-webplugin">
@@ -1397,7 +1396,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 
 	  <para>Automatically create and remove symbolic links for
 	    each application that supports the webplugin framework.
-	    <literal>ARGS</literal> can be one of:
+	    <literal>ARGS</literal> can be one of:</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -1426,7 +1425,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 	      </listitem>
 	    </itemizedlist>
 
-	    These variables can be adjusted:
+	    <para>These variables can be adjusted:</para>
 
 	    <itemizedlist>
 	      <listitem>
@@ -1449,7 +1448,7 @@ GSSAPI_NONE_CONFIGURE_ON=	--without-gssapi</programlisting>
 		  directory to install the plug-in files into, default
 		  <varname>PKGBASE</varname>.</para>
 	      </listitem>
-	    </itemizedlist></para>
+	    </itemizedlist>
 	</sect1>
 
 	<sect1 xml:id="uses-xfce">