Unlike the current modern state of Switzerland, which operates under a federal government, the thirteen states were nearly independent, conducting their own domestic and foreign affairs.

Unlike other Swiss mountain lines, the BRB was not electrified and this made the railway a special attraction as from 1953 to 1990 it was the only steam-operated line in Switzerland.

Unlike most of the other major ski races, the Lauberhorn in neutral Switzerland was held during World War II ; all of the events were won by Swiss racers.

Unlike some other cheese varieties, the denomination " Emmentaler " was not protected (" Emmentaler Switzerland " is, though ).

Unlike some members of the Unitarian Service Committee and Varian Fry, Field did not face hostility from staff at the US Embassy in Marseilles for his activities, possibly because he sent many of his refugee clients in the direction of Switzerland, rather than the United States.

Unlike cities and towns, however, they do not have to submit any financial statements to the state Bureau of Audits.

Unlike earlier adaptations that were set during the time in which the novels were written, however, these TV movies were set in the contemporary era.

Unlike mainstream medicine, CAM often lacks or has only limited experimental and clinical study ; however, scientific investigation of CAM is beginning to address this knowledge gap.

Unlike other sympathetic ganglia, however, the adrenal medulla lacks distinct synapses and releases its secretions directly into the blood.

Unlike the IEEE, however, the ACM is solely dedicated to computing.

Unlike other reagents that participate in the chemical reaction, a catalyst is not consumed by the reaction itself ; however, it can be inhibited, deactivated or destroyed by secondary processes.

Unlike the V-2, however, the V-1 required stationary launch ramps which were susceptible to bombardment.

Unlike Eakins, however, Sartain believed in phrenology and Beaux adopted a lifelong belief that physical characteristics correlated with behaviors and traits.

Unlike a phone book, however, DNS can be quickly updated and these updates distributed, allowing a service's location on the network to change without affecting the end users, who continue to use the same hostname.

Unlike the violone, however, the fingerboard of the double bass is unfretted, and the double bass has fewer strings ( the violone, like most viols, generally had six strings, although some specimens had five or four ).

Unlike in anglo-saxon countries these are not educational programs, however ; rather, a person working towards promotion is a research assistant, employed by the department, with teaching responsibilities in addition to his research work.

Unlike the banshee, however, the Erlkönig will appear only to the person about to die.

Unlike D & D, however, the first two editions of Gamma World do not use a concept of character class, and increases in Rank do not affect the character's skills or combat abilities.

Unlike caterpillars, however, the prolegs have no grasping spines, and the antennae are reduced to mere stubs.

Unlike the Intellivoice-specific games, however, World Series Major League Baseball is also playable without the Intellivoice module ( but not without the ECS.

Unlike Hitler, however, he retained a cynical detachment from his own rhetoric.

Unlike other lanthanides, which lie in the f-block of the periodic table, this element lies in the d-block ; however, lanthanum is sometimes placed on the d-block lanthanide position.

Unlike saints or angels however, they are not simply prayed to, they are served.

Unlike typical Western poetry, however, the number of unstressed syllables could vary somewhat.

Unlike digital recording equipment, however, analog VCRs do not respond to CGMS-A encoded video and will record it successfully if ACP is not also present.

Unlike computers, however, Mentats are not simply calculators.

Unlike lithium and sodium, however, potassium should not be stored under oil for longer than 6 months, unless in an inert ( oxygen free ) atmosphere, or under vacuum.

Unlike most of its neighbors, however, Paraguay's economy was controlled not by a traditional, landed elite, but by foreign companies.

Unlike Structuralists, however, the Post-structuralists questioned the division between relation and component and, correspondingly, did not attempt to reduce the subjects of their study to an essential set of relations that could be portrayed with abstract, functional schemes or mathematical symbols ( as in Claude Lévi-Strauss's algebraic formulation of mythological transformation in " The Structural Study of Myth ").

Unlike other Christian groups, the Catholic Church teaches that those who die in a state of grace, but still carry venial sin go to a place called Purgatory where they undergo purification to enter Heaven.

Unlike with geographical maps, where many famous projections are known ( such as the Mercator projection ), the calendar projection is a matter of such triviality that no names for these exist in common circulation.

Unlike previous wars, which were often fought mainly from fixed lines and trenches, World War II was a highly mobile war, often fought in cities, forests, or other areas where mobility and visibility were restricted.

Unlike six-wicket croquet, where each time a ball is roqueted a croquet shot must be taken, players have four options after roqueting another ball.

Unlike other anime and manga, where jokes and references are often exclusory or require knowledge of Japanese culture and / or the workings and conventions of anime, Cowboy Bebop is accessible – western audiences can connect with the characters readily and more fully understand their motivations and struggles.

Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place.

Unlike the TEM, where electrons of the high voltage beam carry the image of the specimen, the electron beam of the scanning electron microscope ( SEM ) does not at any time carry a complete image of the specimen.

Unlike DLP systems ( where it is possible to use the same procedure for squaring and multiplication ) the EC addition is significantly different for doubling () and general addition () depending on the coordinate system used.

Unlike diamond, where the loupe standard, i. e. 10X magnification, is used to grade clarity, emerald is graded by eye.

Unlike retrograde amnesia ( which is popularly referred to simply as " amnesia ", the state where someone forgets events before brain damage ), dissociative amnesia is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance ( e. g., a drug of abuse, a medication, DSM-IV Codes 291. 1 & 292. 83 ) or a neurological or other general medical condition ( e. g., Amnestic Disorder due to a head trauma, DSM-IV Codes 294. 0 ).

Unlike conventional microscopes, where the spatial resolution is limited by the wavelength of the particles which are used for imaging, the FIM is a projection type microscope with atomic resolution and an approximate magnification of a few million times.

Unlike Napster, where the entire network relied on the central server, gnutella cannot be shut down by shutting down any one node and it is impossible for any company to control the contents of the network, which is also due to the many free and open source gnutella clients which share the network.

Unlike their father, Hesiod was averse to sea travel but he once crossed the narrow strait between the Greek mainland and Euboea to participate in funeral celebrations for one Athamas of Chalcis, where he won a tripod in a singing competition.

Unlike in basketball, where players are allowed to commit only 5 fouls in a game ( 6 in the NBA ), handball players are allowed an unlimited number of faults, which are considered good defense and disruptive to the attacking team's rhythm.

Unlike return, suspend writes down where it is in the internal generators as well, allowing it to pick up where it left off on the next iteration.

Unlike most college-bound Virginians of his day, Madison did not choose the College of William and Mary, because the lowland climate of Williamsburg, where mosquitoes transmitted fevers and other infectious diseases during the summer, might have strained his delicate health.

Unlike woven fabrics, where strands usually run straight horizontally and vertically, yarn that has been knitted follows a loopy path along its row, as with the red strand in the diagram at left, in which the loops of one row have all been pulled through the loops of the row below it.

Unlike the physics of rigid bodies where the equations of motion describe the physical location of the rigid body, fluid dynamics describes the flow as a velocity field, i. e. a solution associates each point in space with a vector that represents the speed and direction of the flow at that point.

Unlike spirit duplicators ( where the only ink available is depleted from the master image ), mimeograph technology works by forcing a replenishable supply of ink through the stencil master.

Unlike in a conventional resistive electric circuit, where currents are best thought of as arising as a response to an applied voltage, currents in the magnetosphere are better seen as caused by the structure and motion of the plasma in its associated magnetic field.

Unlike any other Mario Kart game before or since, it features two riders in each kart, allowing for a new form of cooperative multilayer where one player controls the kart's movement and the other fires weapons.

Unlike some other manufacturers, the company where SECAM was invented, Technicolor ( known as Thomson until 2010 ), still sells TV sets worldwide under different brands ; this may be due in part to the legacy of SECAM.

Unlike Link, Zelda, and most other recurring characters, he is actually the same person in every game, with the exception of Four Swords Adventures, where he is a reincarnation of the original.