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 in most other portrayals, Hackman's Luthor appears to view Superman as a respectable and challenging foe rather than a subject of intense hatred and is portrayed as somewhat light and comical, resembling a fast talking con artist more than a criminal mastermind ; often attempting to talk his way out of trouble.

Unlike typical Western poetry, however, the number of unstressed syllables could vary somewhat.

Unlike many other airports, which are situated somewhat outside the city they serve, Tromsø Airport is situated on the main island.

Unlike that of Milton or Dante, Blake's conception of Hell begins not as a place of punishment, but as a source of unrepressed, somewhat Dionysian energy, opposed to the authoritarian and regulated perception of Heaven.

Unlike the standard controller, the Max has a small button-shaped item called a cycloid, which can be moved in directions to control on-screen movement, somewhat like the newer Nintendo 3DS's Circle Pad.

Unlike their other projects ( including Front Line Assembly, Noise Unit, and Delerium ), Intermix showed somewhat more of a techno music influence, while Delerium was more mellow like ambient music, and FLA had a very industrial music style.

: Unlike his fiery friend and next-door neighbor Mikako, Tsutomu is somewhat equivocal in regards what he wishes to do with his life as he synthesizes abstract art from odds and ends that he has found here and there but not his feelings about Mikako as his prologue is rife with instances where he has interceded on her behalf or otherwise come to her rescue.

Unlike the San Joaquin Valley, which in its pre-irrigation state was a vegetation-hostile desert, the somewhat less arid Sacramento Valley had significant tracts of forest prior to the arrival of settlers of European ancestry.

Unlike in the Maldives there is not a clearly discernible pattern of arrayed atolls, which makes the whole archipelago look somewhat chaotic.

Unlike the 1130, which was a desk-like unit, the 1800 is packaged in 6 foot high, EIA Standard 19 inch racks, which are somewhat taller than the racks used by S / 360 systems of the same vintage, but the internal gates and power supplies were very much the same.

Unlike the somewhat bitter tea-like mate on which it is based, Materva is sweet with an almost bubble-gum flavor.

Unlike in the Maldives there is not a clearly discernible pattern of arrayed atolls, which makes the whole archipelago look somewhat chaotic.

Unlike much of the Cuillin, the pinnacle is basalt not gabbro and thus is somewhat slippery in the wet.

Unlike subsequent expeditions, the crew of Expedition 1 had a somewhat modest amount of science experiments to conduct, due to the priority placed on station construction.

Unlike the previous years, colors and options varied more than before as the manufacturer picked each of these trucks in a somewhat random fashion.

Unlike the somewhat similar Project Daedalus, Longshot was designed solely using existing technology, although some development would have been required.

Unlike its mainland counterparts, its flight capacity is somewhat reduced.

Unlike most modern franchises, the historic Big Boy franchisees differed somewhat from one another in pricing and menus.

Unlike older and heavier dinghy designs, the Contender requires the centerboard to be lowered at least somewhat to avoid quick capsizes when reaching and running in a breeze.

Unlike its European sisters, the car was considered somewhat upmarket in Latin America.

Unlike the Chaney Universal films, however, which formed a somewhat chronological storyline from picture to picture, Naschy's Daninsky films were not connected to each other plotwise.

Unlike Mikra Asia, Vizantinos Esperinos did not meet with exceptional sales, and is somewhat ' forgotten ' in the repertoire of Dalaras's songs.

Unlike most tropical epiphytic orchids, this plant comes from somewhat temperate zones and grows in soil rather than on trees and require no extraordinary care to grow successfully.

Unlike M, MII was somewhat successful when it was first launched, with customers like NBC in the USA and NHK in Japan using it for electronic news gathering ( ENG ), and PBS in the USA using it in the late 1980s to delay their television network programming by 3 hours on broadcast delay for later airing on the West Coast.