Unlike the US Army, which kept its trapdoors for decades, the British soon moved beyond the Snider to the more sophisticated dropping-block Martini action derived from the Peabody action.

Unlike Louis Antoine de Bougainville, whose reports from a journey to Tahiti a few years earlier had initiated uncritical noble savage romanticism, Forster had a very sophisticated picture of the societies of the South Pacific islands.

Unlike many of Lombard's other suitors at the time, Powell was urbane and sophisticated.

Unlike many other city fountains, the Dundas Square fountains were meant for waterplay, and include a sophisticated filtration system that ( according to both of the architects ) keep the water at or above " pool quality " water.

Unlike the earlier Strategic Defense Initiative program, it is not designed to be a robust shield against a large attack from a technically sophisticated adversary.

Unlike its predecessors, Soft Effects was less noisy and brash, showcasing a more sophisticated, minimalist approach.

Unlike many earlier programs, both of these offered a wide range of sophisticated features, making them suitable for almost all kinds of music and for professional publishing.

Unlike Lionel's costly and sophisticated design ( each truck contained a solenoid and electrical pickup shoe ), the A. F.

Unlike a sophisticated and highly abstracted utility, has no algorithm other than in the low-level decisions of the user concerning how to vary the run options.

Unlike the true mutt which is random-bred with no human involvement, the curs ' breeding is intentionally planned by people, in some cases employing strategic, thoughtful and sophisticated husbandry requiring deep pedigree knowledge and understanding.

Unlike most leftist publications, Ramparts was expensively produced and graphically sophisticated.

Unlike the LRMTS ( laser ranger and marked target seeker ) systems common to European aircraft, or the more sophisticated ASQ-228 ATFLIR, TIALD, and LANTIRN designators, Pave Penny does not contain a laser.

Unlike many " monster " races in Doctor Who, the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture not unlike that of feudal Japan.

Unlike other research universities, Westminster made high-end and sophisticated laboratory equipment readily available to students.

Unlike the Dzogchen tradition of the Nyingma, the Bonpo Dzogchenpa have a sophisticated technical and iconographic language and semiology for limiting that which cannot be limited.

* Unlike Microsoft's product ( even Excel 2010 ), Calc offers a more sophisticated function wizard, that lets the user navigate through nested formulas.

Unlike the tube naming convention, if there are two transistors in a single envelope, the type letter was never repeated-so a dual NPN RF transistor might get a type " BFM505 " rather than something like " BFF505 " for instance.

Unlike the Jazzmaster, the Jaguar was fitted with a shorter 24-inch scale, 22-fret neck and featured smaller single-coil pickups with notched side plates that improved RF shielding, making the Jaguar less prone to interference than the more popular Stratocaster and Telecaster.

Unlike most, he eschewed politics in choosing his officers, and implemented new training programs to improve the capability of his troops and Regional ( RF ) and Popular Forces ( PF ) that augmented them.

Unlike most wireless controllers of its era, it relies on RF technology ( first used in gaming with Atari's CX-42 joysticks ) instead of infrared line-of-sight signal transmission.

Unlike thermal converters they are subject to bandwidth limitations which makes them unsuitable for most RF work.

Unlike their counterparts in the United Methodist Church, ELCA and ELCIC synod bishops do not appoint pastors to local congregations ( pastors, like their counterparts in the Episcopal Church, are called by local congregations ).

Unlike some of their continental European counterparts, the Monarch and her Governors-General in the Commonwealth realms hold significant " reserve " or " prerogative " powers, to be wielded in times of extreme emergency or constitutional crises usually to uphold parliamentary government.

Unlike their European counterparts, manual transmissions have disappeared due to lack of demand ; 1995 was the last year for a manual transmission in the Ford Aerostar and Chrysler minivans while GM had previously discontinued the manual transmission in the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari.

Unlike its New South Wales and Queensland counterparts, the WA party had decided to oppose Liberal candidates in the 2008 election.

Unlike their counterparts, the Iga and Kōga clans produced professional ninja, specifically trained for their roles.

Unlike higher animals and plants which have readily recognizable male and female counterparts, Basidiomycota ( except for the Rust ( Pucciniales )) tend to have mutually indistinguishable, compatible haploids which are usually mycelia being composed of filamentous hyphae.

Unlike their omega-6 counterparts ( which can be cheaply produced from a variety of sources, such as corn and soybeans ), major sources of omega-3 fatty acids remain relatively rare and expensive.

Unlike the 1970s Match Game and its syndicated counterparts, a contestant was not eliminated from the Head-to-Head Match if an answer did not appear on the Audience Match board.

Unlike their DuckTales incarnations, the Beagle Boys are depicted as identical in both appearance and behavior, though lacking the prison numbers of their comic counterparts.

Unlike a home dishwasher, commercial dishwashers do not utilize a drying cycle ( commercial drying is achieved by heated ware meeting open air once the wash / rinse / sanitation cycles have been completed ) and thus are significantly faster than their residential counterparts.

Unlike their lower-fired counterparts, porcelain wares do not need glazing to render them impermeable to liquids and for the most part are glazed for decorative purposes and to make them resistant to dirt and staining.

Unlike their counterparts in other common law jurisdictions, American attorneys are not required to wear wigs, robes or any other items of court dress when they appear in court.

Unlike their baseball counterparts, however, the basketball Criollos did not enjoy a wild and steady success, instead settling for moderate success.

Unlike notaries public, their common-law counterparts, civil-law notaries are highly-trained, licensed practitioners providing a full range of regulated legal services, and whereas they hold a public office, they nonetheless operate usually — but not always — in private practice and are paid on a fee-for-service basis.

Unlike their lighter counterparts, the Polish hussars were used as a heavy cavalry for line-breaking charges against enemy infantry.

Unlike its Chinese and Japanese counterparts, the kumiho is always malevolent.

Unlike their Chinese counterparts, the basis of Arab nationalism is not ostensibly doctrinal, but cultural and spiritual.

Unlike their Slavic counterparts, the Paleologan architects never accented the vertical thrust of structures.

Unlike their 36th ( Ulster ) Division counterparts and the Ulster Volunteers who manned it with their own trained military reserve officers, the southern Volunteers possessed no officers with previous military experience with the result that the War Office had the 16th Division led by English officers, which with the exception of Irish General William Hickie, and the fact that the division did not have its own specific uniforms, was an unpopular decision.

Unlike their Navy counterparts, American merchant seamen were not encouraged to partake of grog.

Unlike their younger counterparts, there is less clubbing and more projecting an image of sky-high social status.

Unlike his counterparts in Austria and Hungary, who are generally considered figureheads, the Czech president has a considerable role in political affairs.

Unlike their male counterparts the Chipmunks, the Chipettes have no fur covering their entire bodies but instead possess humanlike hair on their heads, which can be styled into different hairstyles for each girl ; a stylized ponytail for Brittany, a bun for Jeanette, and two pigtails for Eleanor.