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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Unlike a conventional wide bottom dinghy it is dangerous to sit or stand in the extreme ends due to the minimal displacement.
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Unlike sealed bid auctions, " open outcry " auctions are " open " or fully transparent as the identity of all bidders is disclosed to each other during the auction.
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Unlike the men's tournament, there are only 33 at-large bids, and no play-in game.
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Unlike many decorative patterns that present a static flat convention, this artist's pictures are full of atmosphere and climate.
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Unlike the Israelite worship assembly, which was only able to look on during Temple worship as the Levitical Priest sang, played, and offered animal sacrifices, in the New Testament, all Christians are commanded to sing praises to God.
Unlike France or Germany, there are no special administrative courts of first instance in the Netherlands, but regular courts have an administrative " chamber " which specializes in administrative appeals.
Unlike modern websites and online services that are typically hosted by third-party companies in commercial data centers, BBS computers ( especially for smaller boards ) were typically operated from the SysOp's home.
Unlike many former Soviet bloc militaries, discipline and morale problems are not common.
Unlike their counterparts in the United Methodist Church, ELCA and ELCIC synod bishops do not appoint pastors to local congregations ( pastors, like their counterparts in the Episcopal Church, are called by local congregations ).
Unlike lawn bowls, bocce balls are spherical and have no inbuilt bias.
Unlike bioweapons, these midspectrum agents do not reproduce in their host and are typically characterized by shorter incubation periods.
Unlike the closely related pea, beans are a summer crop that needs warm temperatures to grow.
Unlike ecozones, biomes are not defined by genetic, taxonomic, or historical similarities.
Unlike traditional HTML with its large range of character entity references, in XML there are only five predefined character entity references.
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 cosmogenic isotopes that are produced in the atmosphere, < sup > 41 </ sup > Ca is produced by neutron activation of < sup > 40 </ sup > Ca.
" Unlike utilitarianism, which views pleasure as a moral good, " the basic goods in Mohist consequentialist thinking are ... order, material wealth, and increase in population ".
Unlike structs, arrays are not first-class objects ; they cannot be assigned or compared using single built-in operators.
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