Unlike conventional auctions, bids are non-refundable ; if one player bids 65 for psyche and another wins with a bid of 66, then the character with 66 is " superior " to the character with 65 even though there is only one bid difference.

Unlike conventional therapies, Hubbard said, Dianetics would work every time if applied properly and " will invariably cure all psychosomatic ills and human aberrations.

Unlike conventional tray distillation in which every tray represents a separate point of vapor-liquid equilibrium, the vapor-liquid equilibrium curve in a packed column is continuous.

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 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 conventional harmonicas, blowing and drawing produce the same notes because its tuning is closer to the note layout of a typical Asian tremolo harmonica or the Polyphonias.

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

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 conventional weapons of defense, the Bydo were conceived as limited range weapons with the purpose of destroying every ecological form in their path.

Unlike the rotary engine, however, radial engines use a conventional rotating crankshaft in a fixed engine block.

Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore is command-detonated and directional, meaning it is fired by remote-control, shooting a pattern of metal balls into the kill zone like a shotgun.

Unlike the conventional warfare methods of firing artillery into a coordinate location, the SEALs operated within inches of their targets.

Unlike many conventional telephone technologies, this does not provide power for premises equipment, nor is it suitable for direct connection to customer equipment.

Unlike the conventional cassette, a recorded song does not need to be stored as one piece on the disk, it can be stored in several fragments, similar to a hard drive.

Unlike semantics, which examines meaning that is conventional or " coded " in a given language, pragmatics studies how the transmission of meaning depends not only on structural and linguistic knowledge ( e. g., grammar, lexicon, etc.

Unlike the KMT troops, CPC shunned conventional warfare and instead engaged in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese.

Unlike other forms of conventional financed mortgage insurance, the UFMIP on an FHA loan is prorated over a three year period, meaning should the homeowner refinance or sell during the first three years of the loan, they are entitled to a partial refund of the UFMIP paid at loan inception.

Unlike conventional ovens, microwave ovens usually do not directly brown or caramelize food, since they rarely attain the necessary temperatures to do so.

Unlike conventional skin expansion techniques, however, the process of nonsurgical foreskin restoration may take several years to complete.

Unlike conventional logic gate diagrams in which inputs and outputs hold the binary values of TRUE ( 1 ) or FALSE ( 0 ), the gates in a fault tree output probabilities related to the set operations of Boolean logic.

Unlike a conventional wide bottom dinghy it is dangerous to sit or stand in the extreme ends due to the minimal displacement.

Unlike a conventional software distribution, the user compiles the source code locally according to their chosen configuration.

Unlike conventional membership recruiting / acceptance methods, the department recruits and restricts new member acceptance to bi-annual " recruit classes " in tandem with the academic semesters.

Unlike its historical counterpart — which had only the two side guns — the tank had a turret and two guns on its sides.

Unlike other plecos which commonly grow to over a foot long, the bristlenose pleco may only grow to half the size, this makes it a suitable species of pleco for the smaller tank.

Unlike most surface waters, rainwater generally has a very low alkalinity ( acid-neutralising capacity ) and thus ashfall may acidify tank waters.

Unlike the Primus-style stove, however, priming both pressurizes the tank and pre-heats the burner assembly in this type of stove.

Unlike the side tank, they did not go all the way down and there was space between the tank and the running plate.

Unlike the inerting systems on military aircraft, this inerting system would run continuously to reduce fuel vapor flammability whenever the aircraft's engines are running ; and its goal is to reduce oxygen content within the fuel tank to 12 %, lower than normal atmospheric oxygen content of 21 %, but higher than that of inerted military aircraft fuel tanks, which is a target of 9 % oxygen.

Unlike earlier " Christie cruisers "( A13, Marks III and IV and the Mark V Covenanter ) that were built with 4 road wheels, Crusader had five road wheels each side to improve weight distribution in a tank that weighed almost 20 tons instead of the 14 tons of the previous cruisers.

Unlike the Space Shuttle orbiter, which had to be lifted and assembled together with several other heavy components ( a large external tank, plus two solid rocket boosters ), VentureStar was to be simply inspected in a hangar like an airplane.

Unlike other Sherman models, the M4A2 was powered by a diesel engine because it was believed the tank would be less affected by the sudden temperature changes caused by the regular plunges into cold water.

Unlike the solid fuel, the nitrous oxide oxidiser is handled as a bulk commodity and pumped into the spacecraft's oxidiser tank in the field.

Unlike purpose built electric cars, the Cinquecento Elettra used two battery packs, one in the engine bay and one under the rear seats, replacing the fuel tank.

Unlike larger Tankers, a Baby Tanker is small enough to provide close support in almost any situation, performing a similar function to a main battle tank.

Unlike earlier British tank engines, such as the American Liberty L-12 of licence-built by Nuffield and used in the Crusader, the Meteor engine, of virtually the same 1, 650 in3 ( 27 litre ) displacement as the earlier Liberty engine, from its R-R Merlin origins was very lightly stressed and reliable, and doubled the power available.

Unlike commercially available tropical fish, whose behavior patterns and tank compatibilities are well documented, coldwater fish require much local ichthyology knowledge in order to maintain them.

# Unlike other water filtration technologies that produce water on demand, slow sand filters produce water at a slow, constant flow rate and are usually used in conjunction with a storage tank for peak usage.

Unlike the humidifiers that boil water, these water droplets contain any impurities that are in the reservoir, including minerals from hard water ( which then forms a difficult to remove white dust on nearby objects and furniture ), and pathogens growing in the stagnant tank.

Unlike smaller engines, they usually have a separate tank below the crankcase as an oil holding tank ( sump tank ).

Unlike Champagne, Asti is not made sparkling through the use of secondary fermentation in the bottle but rather through a single tank fermentation utilizing the Charmat method.

Unlike the gas rifles of today, they can run on either an internal tank using conventional airsoft gas or use an external CO < sub > 2 </ sub > or HPA tank much like a paintball gun.