You can switch to logical view (I don't remember the exact name, "conspect"?) which doesn't apply 95% of styling and reflects hierarchy of the document + makes

You can switch to logical view (I don't remember the exact name, "conspect"?) which doesn't apply 95% of styling and reflects hierarchy of the document + makes it easier to apply semantic styles en masse. A big problem is that it's simply easier most of the time to hit Ctrl-B rather than select a style named "emphasis" and so on :(