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 a conventional tank water heater, the tank is filled only when there is sunlight.

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 the ECU, the euro is a real currency, although not all member states participate ( for details on Euro membership see Eurozone ).

Unlike Switzerland however ( where citizens rejected membership in a referendum ), Liechtenstein is part of the European Economic Area.

Unlike the other three organizations of the National Academies, the National Research Council is not a membership organization.

Unlike the Puritan group who maintained their membership in and allegiance to the Church of England, Separatists held that their differences with the Church of England were irreconcilable and that their worship should be organized independently of the trappings, traditions and organization of a central church.

Unlike other Masonic bodies which only require a belief in a Supreme Being regardless of religion, membership in the Knights Templar is open only to Christian Masons who have completed their Royal Arch and in some jurisdictions their Cryptic Degrees.

Unlike many of his colleagues, Hu was able to keep his membership within the Party Central Committee until the 9th Party Congress in April, 1969.

Unlike most other collection types, rather than retrieving a specific element from a set, one typically tests a value for membership in a set.

Buchalter called his group " The Combination ", but the press labeled it " Murder, Inc ." Unlike the Five Families, which required Sicilian or Southern Italian ancestry for membership, Murder Inc. included Jews, Italians, and members of other ethnic groups.

Unlike its American sister station, CNBC Europe does not have its ratings measured on a daily basis: the channel resigned its membership of the UK's Broadcasters ' Audience Research Board in September 2004 in protest at its refusal to incorporate out-of-home viewing into its audience figures.

Unlike predecessor competitors such as the Players League and the Federal League, it sought membership within organized baseball's existing organization and acceptance within Major League Baseball.

Unlike previous Yahoo products, this product was designed to allow much deeper levels of user control over creation, membership and overall direction of communities.

Unlike current press councils in Canada, membership to this new council would be required by all publishers, webmasters and radio and television producers.

Unlike the other X-Men animated series, however, in X-Men Evolution, Scott and Alex do develop a bond, though Alex still declined full-time membership in the X-Men to pursue a career as a professional surfer.

Unlike its British and Canadian counterparts, membership of the council does not carry along with it an entitlement to a special title or form of address.

Unlike predecessor competitors such as the Players League and the Federal League, it sought membership within organized baseball's existing organization and acceptance within Major League Baseball.

Unlike the classical clubs where the membership is the focus, certain clubs are run on a commercial basis.

Unlike current press councils in Canada, membership to this proposed new council would have been required by all publishers, webmasters and radio and television producers.

Unlike MS-13 and 18th Street gang — whose great portion of gang membership exists in Central and South America — the Latin Kings have a heavier presence within the United States.

Unlike a religious institute ( the members of which take vows and are answerable to a central authority ) or a monastery ( the monks of which are likewise bound by vows in a community that may itself be autonomous and answerable directly to the Pope ), the Oratorians are made up of members who commit themselves to membership in a particular, independent, self-governing local community ( an Oratory, usually named for the place in which it is located: e. g., Birmingham Oratory, Oxford Oratory, Brooklyn Oratory ) without actually taking vows, an unusual and innovative arrangement created by St. Philip.

Unlike many other private clubs that once catered exclusively to men and now admit women, the Racquet and Tennis has held fast to its men-only membership policy.

Unlike a warehouse club, warehouse stores do not require their patrons to obtain a membership nor do they require the payment of any fees.

Unlike political asylum, which applies to those who can prove a well-grounded fear of persecution based on membership in a social group or class of persons, non-refoulement refers to the generic repatriation of people, generally refugees into war zones and other disaster areas.