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 neighboring Japan or northern China, North Korea experiences few severe earthquakes.

Unlike Japan or the northern provinces of China, the Korean Peninsula is geologically stable.

Unlike the south-east and northern counties, Gloucestershire had neither the large home gates nor the necessary funds that could have secured the services of good quality professionals.

Unlike the northern part of Berchtesgadener Land and the Salzburg area, Berchtesgaden has virtually no manufacturing industry.

Unlike central and northern Italy, in the last decade the region of Campania has not attracted large numbers of immigrants.

Unlike many other mountain ranges, the higher peaks are often located outside the main chain and found themselves between the northern valleys ( Grand Combin, Weisshorn, Mischabel, Weissmies ).

Unlike the dynasties of northern China, which succeeded one other in rapid succession, the regimes of southern China were generally concurrent, each controlling a specific geographical area.

Unlike the similar-looking and closely related muskellunge, the northern pike has light markings on a dark body background and fewer than six sensory pores on the underside of each side of the lower jaw.

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 the previous installment, which featured a pirate high-seas adventure theme, this game has more of a mix between a mechanical theme ( especially the technological island of Mekanos ) and a generic theme similar to the first game, but unlike Donkey Kong Countrys often tropical sceneries, this game features locations much more similar to northern maritime and continental climates, including the presence of evergreen and deciduous forests, snowy mountains, cliffs, waterfalls and a group of allies called Brothers Bear.

Unlike the rest of northern China, desertification is not a problem in Henan, though sandstorms are common in cities near the Yellow River due to the large amount of sand present in the river.

Unlike in the south, where devotion was centered on both Shiva and Vishnu ( in all his forms ), the northern devotional movement was centered on Rama and Krishna, both of whom are considered incarnations of Vishnu.

Unlike most other Swedish film it takes place in a larger community at the northern peak of Sweden, being filmed in Kalix and Kiruna.

" Unlike much of northern New York, Massena was not completely in the Macomb's Purchase.

Unlike the northern United States, religious music did not prosper in Maryland until the end of the colonial period, and then only in Baltimore in the German communities of Carroll, Montgomery and Frederick countries.

Unlike the northern hemisphere, the large tracts of open ocean below 40th parallel south ( interrupted only by Tasmania, New Zealand, and the southern part of South America ) mean that higher windspeeds — the Roaring Forties — can develop.

Unlike the other species of Arctostaphylos ( see Manzanita ), they are adapted to Arctic and Subarctic climates, and have a circumpolar distribution in northern North America, Asia and Europe, one with a small highly disjunctive population in Central America.

Unlike other swampy areas of the Great Lakes, such as northern Minnesota, there were no conifers ( Sampson, 1930 ).

Unlike the alphabetical streets in northern Back Bay, where Arlington is to the east and Hereford to the west, Albermarle is located to the west and Harcourt to the east.

Unlike most of the West Iberian languages, Portuguese usually differs between the voiced bilabial plosive and the voiced labiodental fricative, but this distinction historically never appeared in the dialects of the northern half of Portugal, and it disappeared due to Hispanic influences in Southern Brazil and in some dialects spoken in the border of Brazil or Portugal and Spanish-speaking countries.

Unlike the first expansion Tribunal, which added a city separate from the world map consisting of interior cells, Bloodmoon adds a large new island to the original world map, a cold northern territory named Solstheim.

Unlike the early decades of East Germany and West Germany or North Korea and South Korea, the northern Yemen Arab Republic ( YAR ) and the PDRY remained relatively friendly, though relations were often strained.

Unlike most Italian preachers of repentance in the 15th century, John was effective in northern and central Europe, in Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Croatia and Poland.

Unlike its northern counterpart it passes mostly over open ocean.