Unlike modern systems, which can be applied to widely different databases and needs, the vast majority of older systems were tightly linked to the custom databases in order to gain speed at the expense of flexibility.

Unlike in many mecha-featuring series, Metal Gears are not numerous or widely used ( except the small, unmanned GEKKOs ).

Unlike its more popular counterpart, frequency modulation ( FM ), PM is not very widely used for radio transmissions.

Unlike acoustic stethoscopes, which are all based on the same physics, transducers in electronic stethoscopes vary widely.

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

Unlike federal courts, where judges are Presidential appointees confirmed by the U. S. Senate serving life terms of office, the vast majority of states have some judges who are elected, and the methods of appointment for appointed judges vary widely.

Unlike Cicero's more widely accepted works however, according to, “ Ad Herennium … offers a model of an ethical system that not only condones the practice of force and deception but appears to regard them as habitual and indeed germane to political activity ”.

Unlike today, the announcement of Louisville being granted an NFL franchise, was widely ignored by the Louisville press.

Unlike other widely introduced species such as House Sparrows or Rock Pigeons, starlings easily adapt in areas outside of cities and towns and can thrive in a variety of protected habitats where they are not native.

Unlike in some major cities, student discounts are not widely available in Tübingen.

Unlike the EU or NAFTA, joint teams to ensure compliance and investigate non-compliance have not been widely used.

Unlike many other countries, most highways in Australia have names in addition to numbers, and they tend to be most widely referred to by those names, rather than code numbers, by the public.

Unlike the Mandarin Yale romanization, Cantonese Yale is still widely used in books and dictionaries for Cantonese, especially for foreign learners.

Unlike in the United States where African American is the most widely accepted term, due to these tensions and controversies between the African and Caribbean communities the term " Black Canadian " is still accepted in the Canadian context.

Unlike many major terrestrial Brazilian broadcasters like Globo, Record and Bandeirantes, with international versions widely available on Cable and Satellite inside the United States, SBT like has no distribution in the United States because of copyright restrictions on the core of their programming which is already held by U. S. and Mexican Broadcasters.

Unlike some other birds, such as the greater racket-tailed drongo ( Dicrurus paradiseus ), the common hill mynas do not imitate other birds in the wild, although it is a widely held misconception that they do.

Unlike many bird of prey breeding sites, this was widely publicised because of its impregnable location.

Unlike many newspapers, the Times-Dispatch produces a widely read Monday business section, Metro Business.

Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, within the United States, nutraceutical products are widely available and monitored with the same level of scrutiny as " dietary supplements ".

Unlike federal ALJs, whose powers are guaranteed by federal statute, state ALJs have widely varying power and prestige.

Unlike most hill-people, shifting cultivation ( Jhum ) is not as widely practised, although tea is widely planted.

Unlike the similar LDAP, neither XFN nor FNS were ever popular nor widely used.

Unlike other aboriginal tribes in Taiwan, the Bunun are widely dispersed across the island.

Unlike McCaffrey's black crystal transceivers, Le Guin's ansibles are not mated pairs: it is possible for an ansible's coordinates to be set to any known location of a receiving ansible.

Unlike with geographical maps, where many famous projections are known ( such as the Mercator projection ), the calendar projection is a matter of such triviality that no names for these exist in common circulation.

Unlike other college football divisions and most other sports — collegiateor professional — the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-A college football, does not employ a playoff system to determine a champion.

Unlike the feel of pain, which can be fully absent in some human conditions, there is no such condition as congenital absence of fear ( although psychopaths are known to have a much lessened feeling of fear ).

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 notable contemporaries like Titchener and James, Ebbinghaus did not promote any specific school of psychology nor was he known for extensive lifetime research, having only done three works.

Unlike common serial ASCII terminals, the 3270 minimizes the number of I / O interrupts required by transferring large blocks of data known as data streams, and uses a high speed proprietary communications interface, using coaxial cable.

Unlike any other mammal species whose social structure is known, residents live with their mothers for their entire lives.

Unlike contact or proximity masks, which cover an entire wafer, projection masks ( known as " reticles ") show only one die or an array of die ( known as a " field ").

Unlike Adamist culture, which is divided into various political units, Edenists form a single governmental entity known as Consensus.

Unlike Uday, who was known for extravagance and erratic, violent behavior, Qusay Hussein kept a low profile.

Unlike the Gliese, it does not cut off at a given distance from the Sun ; rather it attempts to catalogue all known measured parallaxes.

Unlike some other manufacturers, the company where SECAM was invented, Technicolor ( known as Thomson until 2010 ), still sells TV sets worldwide under different brands ; this may be due in part to the legacy of SECAM.

Unlike in the case of Green Bay, Wisconsin, there is no municipality known as " Tampa Bay ".

Unlike bacteria, there are no known yeast species that grow only anaerobically ( obligate anaerobes ).

Unlike Hex, this game is not known to be PSPACE hard.

Unlike males, females are solitary and tend to avoid each other, though some mother / daughter pairs have been known to be formed for small periods of time.

As Will Friedwald noted, Unlike any other singer you could name, Fitzgerald has the most amazing asset in the very sound of her voice: it's easily one of the most beautiful and sonically perfect sounds known to man.

Unlike Childhood Apraxia of Speech, AOS is typically the result of a stroke, tumor, or other known neurological illness or injury.

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 his father Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo built himself a folk reputation that remains generally known even among local Taiwanese electorate.

Unlike Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis can generally be cured by surgical removal of the large intestine, also known as a colectomy.

Unlike in the case of Green Bay, Wisconsin, there is no municipality known as " Tampa Bay ".