Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> The problem is not the indexterm element, it's the space that might
> exist outside it. Are we using block level elements like <para> inside
> entry elements anywhere else?
Probably not, and I wonder why you're trying to. Whole paras inside
a table entry (this is a table no?) don't sound like they are going
to lead to nice-looking results.
regards, tom lane