Like its long-lived cousin, the refrigerator, a conditioner can be expected to last 20 to 25 years or more.

Like primitive numbers in mathematics, the entire axiological framework is taken to rest upon its operational worth.

Like other groups, the members of this family show patterns in its electronic configuration, especially the outermost shells, resulting in trends in chemical behavior:

Like an alphabet the phonemes of syllable initials are represented by individual symbols, but like a syllabary the phonemes of the syllable finals are not ; rather, each possible final ( excluding the medial glide ) is represented by its own symbol.

Like many games of its time, Asteroids contains several bugs that were mostly the result of the original programmers underestimating the game's popularity or the skill of its players.

) Like the central processing unit ( CPU ) in a modern computer, the mill would rely upon its own internal procedures, to be stored in the form of pegs inserted into rotating drums called " barrels ", to carry out some of the more complex instructions the user's program might specify.

Like most dialects of English it is distinguished primarily by its vowel phonology.

Like IBM, Burroughs tried to supply a complete line of products for its customers, including Burroughs-designed printers, disk drives, tape drives, computer printing paper, and even typewriter ribbons.

Like its native relative the Hortaya Borzaya, the borzoi is basically a very sound breed.

Like its predecessor, Modern Times employed sound effects but almost no speaking.

Like the Eastern Orthodox, the Roman Catholic Church through Apostolic succession traces its origins to the Christian community founded by Jesus Christ.

Like the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church also traces its heritage to the foundation of Christianity through Apostolic succession and has an episcopal structure, though the autonomy of the individual, mostly national churches is emphasized.

Like several other stars such as Denebola and Deneb, it is named for the Arabic word for " tail " ( deneb ); its traditional name means " the tail of the kid ".

Like zinc, it prefers oxidation state + 2 in most of its compounds and like mercury it shows a low melting point compared to transition metals.

Like a grain boundary, a twin boundary has different crystal orientations on its two sides.

Like the 1541 and 1571, the 1581 has an on board MOS Technology 6502 CPU with its own ROM and RAM, and uses a serial version of the IEEE-488 interface.

Like its cousin the guinea pig, the capybara does not have the capacity to synthesize vitamin C, and capybaras not supplemented with vitamin C in captivity have been reported to develop gum disease as a sign of scurvy.

Like a typical diode, there is a fixed anode and cathode in a Zener diode, but it will conduct current in the reverse direction ( electrons from anode to cathode ) if its breakdown voltage or " Zener voltage " is exceeded.

The name Cuāuhtemōc ( Nahuatl pronunciation: ) means " One That Has Descended Like an Eagle ", commonly rendered in English as " Descending Eagle " as in the moment when an eagle folds its wings and plummets down to strike its prey, so this is a name that implies aggressiveness and determination.

Like the 1571, its built-in DOS provided a data burst mode for transferring data to the C128 computer at a faster speed than a 1541.

Like most state agencies, Caltrans maintains its headquarters in Sacramento, which is covered by District 3.

Like all other former Illuminati members, Xavier has sworn to never use the gem and to keep its location hidden.

Like the PDP-1 before it, the PDP-5 inspired a series of newer models based on the same basic design that would go on to be more famous than its parent.

Like other transmembrane receptors, acetylcholine receptors are classified according to their " pharmacology ", or according to their relative affinities and sensitivities to different molecules.

Like other opioids, such as oxycodone, hydromorphone, and diacetylmorphine ( heroin ), morphine acts directly on the central nervous system ( CNS ) to relieve pain.

Like loperamide and other opioids, morphine acts on the myenteric plexus in the intestinal tract, reducing gut motility, causing constipation.

Like all propaganda the importance of the film is not the battle itself but the outstanding characteristics of such individuals who would commit such acts of patriotism for their home and country.

Like folk metal bands, Viking metal acts " generally utilize some acoustic and other unusual instruments in addition to the traditional metal instruments ", but, unlike folk metal, Viking metal " typically avoids non-standard instruments ".

Like in many other of his films, Fassbinder analyses lower middle class life with characters who, unable to articulate their feelings, bury them in inane phrases and violent acts.

Like chastity, the concept of virginity has traditionally involved sexual abstinence before marriage, and then to engage in sexual acts only with the marriage partner.

Like Dale and his Del-Tones, most early surf bands were formed in Southern California, with Orange County in particular having a strong surf culture, and the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa hosted many surf-styled acts.

Like most other protein hormones, GH acts by interacting with a specific receptor on the surface of cells.

Sondheim has said of Peters, " Like very few others, she sings and acts at the same time ," he says.

Like all sulfonylureas, glimepiride acts as an insulin secretagogue.

He was a backing dancer for numerous pop artists, most notably appearing with Diana Ross at Wembley Stadium, and fronting the pop act REEL2REAL (" I Like To Move It Move It ") on the Smash Hits Tour alongside other major British and international pop acts.

Like other acts of the president, the pardon requires the countersignature of the competent government minister.

Like bar syrups, it is a sugar and water mixture, but has an added ingredient of gum arabic which acts as an emulsifier.

Like its predecessors, Strange Matter hosts up-and-coming local and national touring acts nearly every night.

" Like other apocryphal acts combining popular legend and religious propaganda, the work attempts to entertain and instruct.

Like the human body, therefore, an accelerometer is not sensitive to the " acceleration of gravity " per se, and will read zero whenever gravitation provides the only acceleration that acts on the device ( or the only " force " on the device ).

Like its counterparts in the Atlantic Canada provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, the New Brunswick Liberal Association serves both the federal Liberal party and acts as the provincial party.

Like other beta-lactam antibiotics, methicillin acts by inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial cell walls.

This interest was reflected in a series of covers or songs inspired by soul for a number of major acts, including Phil Collins's " You Can't Hurry Love " ( 1982 ), Culture Club's " Church of the Poison Mind " ( 1983 ), The Style Council's " Speak Like a Child ", ( 1983 ) Eurythmics ' " Missionary Man " ( 1986 ), and Steve Winwood " Roll With It " ( 1998 ).

Like leeches, they have a clitellum which secretes a " cocoon " or capsule into which both eggs and sperm are deposited and acts as an incubator for the embryonic worms.

Like the 1970's version, the show had a rotating panel of celebrity judges grading unusual acts.

Like most mainstream acts, they appeared in popular youth magazines such as Neues Leben and Magazin.

Like other supreme courts in the United States, the Oregon Supreme Court acts primarily as a court of appeals.

Like many Australian independent acts of the 1980s, the Bam Balams gained far more popularity overseas than in their own backyard.