Unlike Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek was socially conservative, promoting traditional Chinese culture in the New Life Movement and rejecting western democracy and the nationalist democratic socialism that Sun Yat-sen and some other members of the KMT embraced in favor of a nationalist authoritarian government.

Unlike other anime and manga, where jokes and references are often exclusory or require knowledge of Japanese culture and / or the workings and conventions of anime, Cowboy Bebop is accessible – western audiences can connect with the characters readily and more fully understand their motivations and struggles.

Unlike the western part of the Caribbean lowlands, the Mosquitia is Honduras's least-developed area.

Unlike traditional Japanese raku, which is mainly hand built bowls of modest design, western raku tends to be vibrant in color, and comes in many shapes and sizes.

Unlike Spanish-speaking western Nicaragua, the Atlantic Coast is predominantly English-speaking and was largely ignored by the Somoza regime.

Unlike in the western Churches ( e. g., Roman Catholic and Anglican ), where confirmation is typically reserved to those of " the age of reason ", chrismation in the Eastern Churches, ( including Eastern Rite Catholic Churches ), is ordinarily administered immediately after baptism, most commonly infant baptism, and immediately ( or at least shortly ) before one's first reception of Holy Communion.

Unlike much of western Washington, it has a strong tinge of social conservatism.

Unlike the real St. Olaf, which is situated in western Minnesota, the fictional St. Olaf is a Norwegian farming settlement situated in northern Minnesota.

Unlike his brother subdeacons in the Byzantine Rite who wear the orar, the Western Rite subdeacon does not wear its western equivalent-the stole-which is reserved for deacons, priests, and bishops.

Unlike the other cracids, biogeography and phylogeny indicate that the extant lineages of curassows probably originated in the lowlands of the western / northwestern Amazonas basin, most likely in the general area where today, the borders of Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela meet.

Unlike other municipalities ( including the municipalities of western Tokyo ), special wards were initially not considered to be local public entities for purposes of the Constitution of Japan.

Unlike the university's main campus, the University of Toronto Scarborough is located in a suburban area, consisting of residential houses along its eastern side and urban forestry linking to Morningside Park on its southern and western side.

Unlike the western parts of Warsaw, during the World War II Praga remained relatively untouched and in the period of reconstruction of the capital was home to many ministries and public facilities.

Unlike the farming peoples who numerically dominated the larger ethnolinguistic categories, the groups in the western division of the Nganguela were cattle raisers as well as cultivators.

Unlike areas to the south and west, the area was not planed down by glaciation or covered in glacial drift, with the result that there are steep, high-walled canyons that little resembles what one normally sees in Iowa rivers in the western and southern regions of the state.

Unlike western countries it enjoyed a great deal of independence from government.

Unlike western knives, Japanese knives are often single ground, i. e., sharpened so that only one side holds the cutting edge.

Unlike the nipple piercing, that became a short lived fashion trend at the end of the 19th century ,, genital piercings were uncommon in the western world until the second half of the 20th century.

Unlike the settled western part of the island, the eastern half is mostly agricultural.

Unlike Kirby's Avalanche, where the only original music was Warning of Puyo Puyo, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is the only western release of Puyo Puyo game to feature music from the original Puyo Puyo game.

Unlike the design that would ultimately be built, it retained the stone Beaux-Arts Registry Office on the western part of the site and also included a landscaped public space in front of it.

Unlike many western SWAT teams, Croatian Special Police officers are part-time, professional operators with no secondary duties.

Unlike most cities in western Europe, Toulouse remained prosperous throughout the period of the Migrations ( also known as Great Invasions ).

Unlike Bukharin, Stalin believed that a deep crisis in western capitalism was imminent, and he denounced the cooperation of international communist parties with social democratic movements, labelling them as social fascists, and insisted on a far stricter subordination of international communist parties to the Comintern, that is, to Soviet leadership.

Unlike pagan Rome, Christian Europe did not exercise a universal prohibition of the dissection and autopsy of the human body and such examinations were carried out regularly from at least the 13th century.

Unlike many players who went over to the NASL from Europe to end their careers, Hurst rapidly proved his worth, and became a valuable member of the Sounders team.

Unlike the other new communist states in east-central Europe, Yugoslavia liberated itself from Axis domination with limited direct support from the Red Army.

Unlike certain other jurisdictions ( notably the USA and much of Europe ), UK money laundering offences are not limited to the proceeds of serious crimes, nor are there any monetary limits, nor is there any necessity for there to be a money laundering design or purpose to an action for it to amount to a money laundering offence.

Unlike other raiders the Vikings made a lasting impact on the face of Europe.

Unlike China, which established new ties across a broad political spectrum, North Korea concentrated its diplomatic efforts in Europe with those countries with a strong communist or socialist party, such as Finland, West Germany, Sweden, and Denmark.

Unlike many other Eastern European cars of the communist era ( notably the Lada Riva, Skoda Estelle, Polski Fiat and Yugo ), however, it was not a strong seller in Western Europe.

Unlike Europe, where the royal court, aristocratic families and the established church were in control, the American political culture was open to merchants, landlords, petty farmers, artisans, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Quakers, Germans, Scotch Irish, Yankees, Yorkers, and many other identifiable groups.

Unlike Scrabble, which is controlled by competitors Hasbro ( in the U. S .) and Mattel ( in Europe ), Upwords is at this time solely under the worldwide licensing control of Hasbro, making it the only such worldwide word game property that can be Internet-marketed and Internet-offered with complete licensing control.

Unlike most other places in Western Europe, and the world, Venice has become widely known for its element of elegant decay.

Unlike higher education in Europe, there was no national curriculum for colleges and universities in the United States.

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 the period prior to the war, immigration was now directed at Europe and more specifically to the United Kingdom and Ireland, not from the United States, which was the largest source of immigration before the war.

Unlike most other Chinese students, who traveled to Europe on work-study programs, Zhou's scholarship and position with Yishi bao meant that he was well provided for and did not have to do any work during his stay.

Unlike Eastern Europe, where Jews constituted a distinct minority group, the United States offered Jews an opportunity to blend into the dominant culture.

Unlike large established vineyards in other parts of the United States and Europe, the growers and winemakers of Washington will often devote personal attention to visitors, offering tastings and discussing their craft.

Unlike the double-edged swords of Europe, few actual swords of this type have survived to the present day ; fewer than a dozen specimens are currently known.

Unlike most Soviet Bloc manufacturers, Tatra enjoyed modest sales success in Western Europe, where its truck line had a reputation for simplicity and durability.

Unlike the systems being rolled out in Europe, the CRC decided from the start that the system should be able to run on any combination of communications links.

Unlike the systems being developed in Europe, the new system would offer high-quality 2D graphics, and could be used for one-way fixed or menued displays ( teletext ), two-way systems based on modems ( videotex ), or they could combine the two, allowing information to be sent to the customer in the video signal, and returned via modem.

Unlike comparable art museums in continental Europe, the National Gallery was not formed by nationalising an existing royal or princely art collection.

Unlike the historic monarchies of Europe, the modern British monarchy is a purely statutory institution in which only the monarch him or herself has a formal constitutional role.

Unlike in Asia, where the Latin Empire faced only an initially weak Nicaea, in Europe it was immediately confronted with a powerful enemy: the Bulgarian tsar Kaloyan.

Throughout continental Europe with the exception of Germany, peperone is a common word for various types of capsicum, including bell peppers and a small, spicy and often pickled pepper known as peperoncino or also sometimes peperone piccante peperoncini or banana peppers in the U. S. Unlike in Europe, the English word pepperoni is used as a singular uncountable noun.