<div id='container'>
   <div id='left'>
      this is some really long text that takes up a lot of room since it is so long
   </div>
   <div id='right'>
      <a>this is a link</a>
   </div>
</div>

#container{
   width: 100%;
   background: red;
}

#left{
   display: inline-block;
   background: green;
}

#right{
   display: inline-block;
   margin: 15px;
   background: yellow;
}

#right a{
   padding: 5px 20px;
}}