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 earlier texts like Recipes for Fifty-Two Ailments, which was excavated in the 1970s from a tomb that had been sealed in 168 BCE, the Inner Canon rejected the influence of spirits and the use of magic.

Unlike many earlier Lisps, Common Lisp ( like Scheme ) uses lexical variable scope by default for both interpreted and compiled code.

Unlike her predecessor Mary Cassatt, who had arrived near the beginning of the Impressionist movement 15 years earlier and who had absorbed it, Beaux's artistic temperament, precise and true to observation, would not align with Impressionism and she remained a realist painter for the rest of her career, even as Cézanne, Matisse, Gauguin, and Picasso were beginning to take art into new directions.

Unlike the earlier machines, the Nova 4 did not include a front panel console and instead relied on the terminal to emulate a console when needed.

Unlike the hapless Quito junta of a decade earlier, the Guayaquil patriots were able to appeal to foreign allies, Argentina and Gran Colombia, each of whom soon responded by sending sizable contingents to Ecuador.

Unlike the five earlier General Councils held in Rome, which met in the Lateran Basilica and are known as Lateran Councils, it met in the Vatican Basilica, hence its name.

Unlike the earlier Mk. I-III cars, which were built in England, the Mk. IVs were built in America by Shelby American.

Unlike the later Gilbert and Sullivan works, it was hastily prepared, and its nature was more risqué, like Gilbert's earlier burlesques, with a broader style of comedy that allowed for improvisation by the actors.

Unlike the earlier usurper, Albinus, he succeeded in using his base in Britannia as the starting point of his march to the imperial throne.

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 many of its more export-dependent neighbors, it has managed to skirt the recession, helped by strong domestic demand ( which makes up about two-thirds of the economy ) and a government fiscal stimulus package of about 1. 4 % of GDP, announced earlier this year.

Unlike earlier works of interactive fiction which only understood commands of the form ' verb noun ', Infocom's parser could understand a wider variety of sentences.

Unlike earlier anti-colonial movements, Islamic Jihad directed its attacks against what it believed were " apostate " leaders of Muslim states, leaders who held secular leanings or who had introduced or promoted Western / foreign ideas and practices into Islamic societies.

Unlike most citrus species, the oval kumquat has a shorter growth period, and goes into dormancy fairly earlier in autumn.

Unlike the earlier leftist focus on union activism, the " New Left " instead adopted a broader definition of political activism commonly called social activism.

Unlike the earlier two cuisines, which were brought by the ruling class such as nobles, aristocrats and bureaucrats, and then spread to the general populace, the introduction of Shandong cuisine begun with serving the general populace, with much wider market segment, from wealthy merchants to the working class.

Unlike earlier pterosaurs such as Rhamphorhynchus and Pterodactylus, Pteranodon had toothless beaks, similar to those of modern birds.

Unlike the earlier Bohr model of the atom, however, the wave model describes electrons as " clouds " moving in orbitals, and their positions are represented by probability distributions rather than discrete points.

Unlike many earlier serials which were set in fictional towns, Ryan's Hope was set in real location, New York City, and outside shoots were used to give the series greater authenticity.

Unlike earlier attempts, the convention was not meant for new laws or piecemeal alterations, but for the “ sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation ”.

Unlike his earlier town villas Corbusier was able to carefully design all four sides of the Villa Savoye in response to the view and the orientation of the sun.

Unlike most earlier display protocols, X was specifically designed to be used over network connections rather than on an integral or attached display device.

Unlike the Ante-Nicene Fathers which was produced by using earlier translations of the Ante-Nicene Christian Library ( ANCL ), the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers was printed simultaneously in Europe and in America, by T. & T. Clark, by Christian Literature Company and other American editors.

Unlike his earlier son Liudolf, whom Otto I named Duke of Swabia in 950, Otto II was granted no area of responsibility.

Unlike in most other role-playing games, eventual triumph of the players is not assumed.

Unlike its predecessor games, CoC assumed that most investigators would not survive, alive or sane, and that the only safe way to deal with the vast majority of nasty things described in the rule books was to run away.

Unlike previous games, which had relied purely on General MIDI for music, Hexen is also able to play tracks from CDs.

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

Unlike many contemporary texts on the topic, he does not engage the games in the text with moralistic arguments ; instead, he portrays them in an astrological context.

Unlike any other system at that time, the Odyssey² included a full alphanumeric membrane keyboard, which was to be used for educational games, selecting options, or programming ( Magnavox released a cartridge called Computer Intro!

Unlike most other games released at the time, including its primary competitor, Unreal Tournament, Quake 3 requires an OpenGL-compliant graphics accelerator to run.

Unlike its namesakes, however, this AFL was able to command sufficient financial resources to survive ; one factor in this was becoming the first league to sign a television contract — previously, individual franchises had signed agreements with networks to televise games.

Unlike other first-person games of the time, System Shock features true 3D environments, and allows the player to look up and down, duck, go prone, jump, mantle, and lean to the side.

Unlike previous collections, this does not come with any printed documentation ( instead including PDF files containing the original manuals for copy protection purposes ), and the " Runs on Windows XP " blurb on the box is justified by an included copy of freeware application DOSBox, leaving many to see this edition ( and the simultaneous releases of the Police Quest, King's Quest and Space Quest collections ) as a cash-in to measure the viability of future games in the series.

Unlike many other strategy games available at the time of its release, Myths combat does not focus on the collection of resources and the building of armies.

Unlike previous games, however, Kyle does not exclusively select Light or Dark side powers in the single-player, instead receiving a selection of both.

Unlike most other text adventure games, the room descriptions of Suspended do not mention the directions of possible exits, which makes the map vital to playing.

Unlike previous Battle. net-enabled games, Warcraft III introduced anonymous matchmaking, automatically pairing players for games based on their skill level and game type preferences, preventing players from cheating and inflating their records artificially.

Unlike most writers, his pieces did not recount games in epic terms or offer insights gleaned from interviews with players.

Unlike Nintendo, Sega, Sony, or Microsoft in later decades, the hardware manufacturers in this era lost exclusive control of their platforms ' supply of games.

Unlike the 2010 Winter Olympics when CTV left the Olympic rings on the on-screen logo after the games were over not until removing them in January 2011 and re-adding them again a few months later, CTV quickly removed the Olympic rings on the screen bug the following day after the closing ceremony.

Unlike the previous year, however, the Bulls ' playoff run was shorter and less dramatic as they were eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.

Unlike the earlier 2D LucasArts games, the player is informed of objects or persons of interest not by text floating on the screen when the player passes a cursor over them, but instead by the fact that Manny will turn his head towards that object or person as he walks by.

Unlike future Mario games, players cannot jump on enemies and squash them, unless they were already turned on their back.

Unlike in the video games, she is occasionally seen using power-ups such as the Raccoon Leaf.

Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring.

Unlike in previous Mario games, coins are not used to get lives ; instead, they are used to play games in a special area that awards lives and other power-ups.