Unlike the later Christianization of the Saxon and of the Slavs, the Alemanni seem to have adopted Christianity gradually, and voluntarily, spread in emulation of the Merovingian elite.

Unlike the report of 918, on this occasion the title mormaer is attached to a geographical area, but it is unknown whether the Angus of 938 was in any way similar to the later mormaerdom or earldom.

Unlike later writers, Homeric lines more commonly employ the feminine caesura ; an example occurs in Iliad I. 5 “... and every bird ; thus the plan of Zeus came to fulfillment ”:

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 some later Islamists, Salafists strongly emphasized the restoration of the Caliphate.

Unlike Kazaa Lite, which is a modification of an old version of Kazaa, K-Lite v2. 6 and later require the corresponding original KMD executable to run.

Unlike later boats, it had a low bow and stern.

Unlike most major shifts in scientific thought, special relativity was adopted by the scientific community remarkably quickly, consistent with Einstein's later comment that the laws of physics described by the Special Theory were " ripe for discovery " in 1905.

Unlike in the past there are many types of lutes encountered today: 5-course medieval lutes, renaissance lutes of 6 to 10 courses in many pitches for solo and ensemble performance of Renaissance works, the archlute of Baroque works, 11-course lutes in d-minor tuning for 17th century French, German and Czech music, 13 / 14-course d-minor tuned German Baroque Lutes for later High Baroque and Classical music, theorbo for basso continuo parts in Baroque ensembles, gallichons / mandoras, bandoras, orpharions and others.

Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water.

Unlike later collections, such as the Kokin Wakashū, there is no preface.

Unlike later writers, no near contemporary source remarks on Macbeth as a tyrant.

Unlike several later systems, this did not allow for party-list proportional representation.

Unlike later Vostok missions, there were no dedicated tracking ships available to receive signals from the spacecraft.

Unlike later fictional vampires, he is able to go about in daylight and has no particular fear or loathing of crosses or garlic.

Unlike later years, there were no public benefit (' dole ') payments — the unemployed were given ' relief work ', much of which was however not very productive, partly because the size of the problem was unprecedented.

Unlike Schopenhauer, Heidegger was opposed to any systematic ethics, however in some of his later thought he does see the possibility of harmony between people, as part of the four-fold, mortals, gods, earth and sky.

Unlike previous stations, the Soviet space station Mir had a modular design ; a core unit was launched, and additional modules, generally with a specific role, were later added to that.

Unlike later supercontinents, Rodinia itself was entirely barren.

Unlike French cathedrals, English cathedrals sprawl across their sites, with double transepts projecting strongly and Lady Chapels tacked on at a later date.

Unlike Wetton's later anger at Asia continuing without him in the 1990s, this lineup was viewed favourably by other Asia band members.

Unlike with Aristotle, we have no complete works by the Megarians or the early Stoics, and have to rely mostly on accounts ( sometimes hostile ) by later sources, including prominently Diogenes Laertius, Sextus Empiricus, Galen, Aulus Gellius, Alexander of Aphrodisias and Cicero.

Unlike cèilidh dancing dancing or English country dancing, which are usually done using walking or running steps, Scottish country dancing uses different steps according to a dance's choreography ( although most people in Scotland use the terms ' cèilidh dancing ' or ' country dancing ' interchangeably, with ' county dancing ' often being taught in schools and later used at ' cèilidh ' events ).

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 later Longshan culture, the Yangshao culture did not use pottery wheels in pottery making.

Unlike most of Fleming's work, this storyline does not appear in any of the James Bond films.

Unlike the Bond films, The IPCRESS File was designed to have a different, more down-beat style, although Saltzman employed many Bond movie staff, including production designer Ken Adam, editor Peter Hunt, and composer John Barry.

Unlike the later James Bond films, Danger Man strove for realism, dramatising credible Cold War tensions.

Unlike James Bond, Drake is often shown re-using gadgets from previous episodes.

Unlike James Bond, he never carried a gun, rarely used far-fetched gadgets, never got the girl, and rarely killed anyone on screen.

Unlike many deathtrap scenarios, Bond remains under constant supervision, and he does not use ( or have ) a device or outside help to escape.

Unlike the majority of Bond films, Never Say Never Again was not produced by Eon Productions, but by an independent production company, one of whose members was Kevin McClory, one of the original writers of the Thunderball storyline with Ian Fleming and Jack Whittingham.

Unlike some " Bond girls ", Chiles good naturedly says that " being a Bond-girl is a fun way to be remembered " although she jokes that being asked to sigh " Oh, James " is annoying as " you can ’ t live up to people ’ s fantasies ".

Unlike the British broadcasts of the James Bond films, the franchise was not presented in production order.

Unlike Wood's first novelization, which showed a significant difference to the actual film, in James Bond and Moonraker, Wood writes a virtually direct novelization of the screenplay.

Unlike the previous Young Bond novel, SilverFin, which had its U. S. edition edited to remove descriptions that were considered too racy for younger readers, Blood Fevers U. S. edition was unedited.

Unlike the one from the James Bond series, this one shoots out extremely powerful explosive bullets instead of a one-hit fatal fragmentation bullet.

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 The Well of Loneliness, none of these novels were banned.

Unlike novels, they are not divided into chapters, and are often intended to be read at a single sitting, as the short story, although white space is often used to divide the sections.

Unlike other stage actresses of her generation, she did relatively little Shakespeare, preferring the more modern dramatists such as Henrik Ibsen and new plays adapted from the novels of Henry James and Thomas Hardy among others.

Unlike the novels, Moto is the central character, a detective with Interpol, wears glasses ( and has no gold teeth ), is a devout Buddhist ( and good friends with the Chinese monarchy ).

Unlike the other novels in the series, it is set in Brighton and Omally only makes an appearance in the final chapter.

Unlike the earlier Shonen Jump versions, instances of cigarettes are removed from the Hikaru no Go graphic novels so that they can be labelled as appropriate for everyone.

Unlike Tom Corbett, Space Cadet, Space Patrol was never featured in a daily or Sunday newspaper comic strip, nor was there a series of juvenile novels recounting Space Patrol adventures.

Unlike Navarth, the Baron never appears in person in these novels, but his monumental, many-volume work Life is frequently quoted.

Unlike their Spacer predecessors, the Settlers detested robots, and so by the time of the Empire novels, robotics is almost an unknown science.

Unlike most of the other Dr. Fell novels, this story has a high humour level, reminiscent of the Henry Merrivale works.

Unlike most of Pratchett's Discworld novels, Going Postal is divided into chapters, a feature previously seen only in Pratchett's children's books and the Science of Discworld series.

Unlike previous Goodkind novels, The Pillars of Creation allows the reader to examine the world that the author has created from a viewpoint other than the usual high-ranking characters.

Unlike many Western novels, which are often straightforward and stylized morality tales, Riders of the Purple Sage is a long novel with a complex plot that develops in many threads.

Unlike her controversial biography of Scotland's literary hero Robert Burns, her earlier work, two novels set in Edwardian Glasgow, lived in the shadows until their republication by feminist publishing house Virago in 1987.

Unlike most other important novels, Musa Dagh is richest in story, a story of men accepting the fate of heroes.

Unlike Davies ' previous novels, Murther and Walking Spirits was not part of a trilogy.

Unlike most of Davies ' previous novels, The Cunning Man was not part of a trilogy.

Unlike most Michener novels, this book is not in strict chronological order.

Unlike the first two Venus novels, Carson of Venus focuses on spy intrigue and war instead of wilderness adventuring.

Unlike the earlier series, Return of the Saint did not adapt any Leslie Charteris stories, however several teleplays ( such as " The Imprudent Professor " and " Collision Course ") were adapted as novels that were credited to Charteris but written by others.

Unlike some of Verne's other famous novels, it is not science fiction, but a scientific phenomenon is a plot device.

Unlike the typical Regency, " a light romp with no sex ," her novels tended to be " intensely sensual and witty.

Unlike many novels, none of the characters or incidents in this book is imaginary.