Text that is both centered and left aligned

I have many text frames that contain 2 or 3 paragraphs. The paragraphs need to be left aligned. However, they also need to be centered horizontally within their respective text frames (like the example on the right in the picture below). Each set of paragraphs has different lengths, so it would be tedious to have to change the indent on each one or change tabs for each one.
Is it possible to do this in InDesign CS4 without having to manually position each one?

jay fresno wrote:
Peter,
A table is a great idea. However, I don't think it will work in this case because of other layout considerations. I'm doing a layout that consists of picture frames and text frames. Each picture frame and text frame are grouped together. On each page I'm planning to have a large text frame that contains multiple groups of picture frames and text frames. In the image below there are 9 groups within a single text frame.The large text frames that contain all the groups are threaded to another large text frame on the next page, which also contains sets of grouped picture and text frames.
The reason for this type of layout is so that a user can insert a new picture/text frame group and all the other groups will automatically move to the right. Or, if a group is deleted, all the other groups will move to the left.
On some of the pages, there will be a different layout with large group in the lower part of the page (as in the bottom image). At this time, in the bottom image, there are 3 groups in the top row, and there is a single group in the bottom row that contains 3 sets of picture/image groups.
I am really wrestling with this layout. How the text aligns is a minor consideration. The main challenge is how to make it easy for the user to insert and delete groups of picture/text frames so that all the groups flow the way they should.
I hope I've described this understandably. I'm open to any suggestions that will make this layout easier to use.
Hi, Jay:
Pictures are worth zillions of words, didn't you hear?<G>
I'm not a designer or layout production guy, so I'm just speculating. If I understand your need to add or delete one or more picture/caption items and have others fill in, horizontal threaded frames may work. For the first page, three horizontal frames, threaded from top-right to middle-left, mid-right to bottom-left. Delete any unit and others flow back; add any unit(s) and the other flow forward - you'd need Smart Text Reflow to flow to a new page.
Something similar might work for the second page's layout.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
Peter Gold
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