Unlike earlier laws, it was written in Akkadian, the daily language of Babylon, and could therefore be read by any literate person in the city.

Unlike its neighbouring city of Dresden this was largely conventional bombing, with high explosives rather than incendiaries.

Unlike Athenian women who wore heavy, concealing clothes and were rarely seen outside the house, Spartan women wore dresses ( peplos ) slit up the side to allow freer movement and moved freely about the city, either walking or driving chariots.

Unlike most other University of California campuses, UCI was not named for the city it was built in ; at the time of the university's founding ( 1965 ), the current city of Irvine ( established in 1975 ) did not exist.

Unlike many other historic German cities during World War II, Wittenberg's city centre was spared destruction during the war.

Unlike most other major German cities, Regensburg suffered little damage from the Allied strategic bombing campaign, and the nearly intact medieval city centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Unlike the rest of the cities in the country Sevastopol officially does not have a typical mayor due to its status, functions of which conducts the head of Sevastopol Municipality State Administration or a city governor appointed by the President of Ukraine.

Unlike Gounod, who fled to England, Bizet rejected opportunities to leave the besieged city: " I can't leave Paris!

Unlike the situation in England, in Scotland there was no link between the presence of a cathedral and the title of city.

Unlike his predecessors, Constantine neither delayed nor made excuses to avoid appearing in the imperial city ; in fact, he " identified with Byzantium as perhaps no Roman pontiff before him ever had ".

Unlike the city of Częstochowa, the Jasna Góra Monastery was since April 26, 1915 under control of Austria-Hungary, after personal intervention of Emperor Franz Joseph I, who was a pious Roman-Catholic.

Unlike most cities in Virginia, Hopewell was never incorporated as a town, but it was incorporated as an independent city in 1916.

Unlike previous Star Trek films, The Voyage Home was shot extensively on location ; many real settings and buildings were used as stand-ins for scenes set around and in the city of San Francisco.

Unlike the rest of the county, Cedar Bluff is a wet city.

Unlike many other Dutch towns, Elburg had refused to use city funds to build a railroad station in 1863.

Unlike Marietta, Ohio's oldest city, Martins Ferry remained an unincorporated settlement for a relatively long time.

Unlike many cities in West Tennessee, there are no highway bypasses around the city.

Unlike some other Australian cities, the road network, suburbs, parks and other elements of the city were designed in context with each other, rather than haphazard planning as witnessed in much of Sydney.

Unlike the NBA and other sports leagues in the USA, Puerto Rican franchises rarely leave the original name of the franchise when they move to a different city.

Unlike Perry Mason, which took place in Southern California, the daytime series was set in the fictional Midwestern city of Monticello.

Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held each year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in the city of Augusta, Georgia, USA.

Unlike several Roman religious festivals which were particular to cult sites in the city, the prolonged seasonal celebration of Saturnalia at home could be held anywhere in the Empire.

Unlike other large Brazilian cities much farther north, notably Brasilia, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro who observe a pronounced summer maximum in precipitation amounts, the city of Porto Alegre experiences a prominent winter maximum in precipitation values and cloud cover, for the summer season is primarily hot and dry ; though evidently high humidity levels often give a distinct mugginess to the air and negatively impacts air quality.

Unlike the Bosphorus, the Dardanelles has fewer settlements along its shores.

Unlike other traditions, Anglicanism has never been governed by a magisterium nor by appeal to one founding theologian, nor by an extra-credal summary of doctrine ( such as the Westminster Confession of the Presbyterian Church ).

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 a number of other countries, rail travel in the United Kingdom has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years with kilometres / miles travelled matching and surpassing the highs of the 1940s ( see usage figures below ).

Unlike most cranes, it has a relatively large head and a proportionately thin neck.

Unlike his contemporaries, Bill Haley has rarely been portrayed on screen.

Unlike its neighbours, Costa Rica has not endured a civil war since 1948.

Unlike other Scandanivian conservative ( and liberal ) parties, it has always had a large working-class following.

Unlike the Muslim world, which has a geo-political and cultural definition that provides a primary identifier for a large swath of the world, Christendom is more complex.

Unlike the wolf, the coyote's range has expanded in the wake of human civilization, and coyotes readily reproduce in metropolitan areas.

Unlike the trumpet, which has a cylindrical bore up until the bell section, the tubing of the cornet has a mostly conical bore, starting very narrow at the mouthpiece and gradually widening towards the bell.

Unlike Standard Turkish ( but like Cypriot Turkish ), Crimean Tatar also has the letter Ñ.

Unlike Turkish, Gagauz also has the letters Ä, Ê Ș and Ț. Ș and Ț are derived from the Romanian alphabet for the same sounds.

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 the robber, the merchant has a beneficial effect.

Unlike The Settlers of Catan and Cities & Knights of Catan, in which the only random element of setup is the placement of land tiles, number tokens, and harbors in an identically-shaped playing area, Seafarers of Catan has a number of different scenarios or maps from which to choose.

Unlike conventional backlit flat panel displays which emit light, electronic paper displays reflect light like ordinary paper, making it more comfortable to read, and the surface has a wider viewing angle than conventional displays.

Unlike amides, esters are structurally flexible functional groups because rotation about the C-O-C bonds has a low barrier.

Unlike tsetse's P-symbiont Wigglesworthia, though, Sodalis has been cultured in vitro.

Unlike most other external DOS commands, it has not been transformed into a native Win32 program.

Unlike most constitutional monarchies, the Emperor is not even the nominal chief executive explicitly in the Constitution of Japan, but has duties " in matters of state ", which are closely regulated.

Unlike the other islands of the archipelago, Fuerteventura has a shelf which at some points goes up to 30 km, making it an ideal place to practice this sport.

Unlike the United States, the European Union has not adopted a uniform franchise disclosure policy.

Unlike hoar frost, which has a feathery appearance, rime generally has an icy solid appearance.