Bootstrap, overriding tables with cascading styles is too verbose

gistfile1.css

/*
    Due to boostrap's high specificity on td styles
    I cannot see a shorter method to override this.
*/

.table.vert-align-mid > thead > tr > td,
.table.vert-align-mid > thead > tr > th,
.table.vert-align-mid > tbody > tr > td,
.table.vert-align-mid > tbody > tr > th,
.table.vert-align-mid > tfoot > tr > td,
.table.vert-align-mid > tfoot > tr > th,
.table > thead.vert-align-mid > tr > td,
.table > thead.vert-align-mid > tr > th,
.table > tbody.vert-align-mid > tr > td,
.table > tbody.vert-align-mid > tr > th,
.table > tfoot.vert-align-mid > tr > td,
.table > tfoot.vert-align-mid > tr > th,
.table > thead > tr.vert-align-mid > td,
.table > thead > tr.vert-align-mid > th,
.table > tbody > tr.vert-align-mid > td,
.table > tbody > tr.vert-align-mid > th,
.table > tfoot > tr.vert-align-mid > td,
.table > tfoot > tr.vert-align-mid > th,
.table > thead > tr > td.vert-align-mid,
.table > thead > tr > th.vert-align-mid,
.table > tbody > tr > td.vert-align-mid,
.table > tbody > tr > th.vert-align-mid,
.table > tfoot > tr > td.vert-align-mid,
.table > tfoot > tr > th.vert-align-mid {
	vertical-align: middle;
}