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       // Create a basic service object for data retrieval
       LexBIGService lbSvc = LexBIGServiceImpl.defaultInstance();
       
       // Create a concept reference list appropriate for this coding scheme and
       // this concept code where the parameters are a String array consisting of
       // a single value and the name of the coding scheme where this concept resides.
       ConceptReferenceList crefs = ConvenienceMethods.createConceptReferenceList( 
                       new String[], SAMPLE_SCHEME);
       
       // Initialize a coding scheme version object with a version number for the
       // sample scheme.
       CodingSchemeVersionOrTag csvt = new CodingSchemeVersionOrTag();
       csvt.setVersion(VERSION);
       
       // Initialize a CodedNodeSet Object with all concepts in our sample coding
       // scheme. (We named the scheme we wanted and by using the Boolean value,
       // false, retrieved both active and inactive concepts.) This method call
       // ignores the version tag using the null parameter.  The final 
       // restrictToCodes(crefs) method call restricts the return to the single 
       // code in the previously initialized list of one.
       CodedNodeSet nodes = lbSvc.getCodingSchemeConcepts(SAMPLE_SCHEME, csvt).
                       restrictToCodes(crefs);
        
       // Build a list of references from the current (and already restricted) set
       // and restrict them further to the single property of NCI_NAME and
       // restrict to a single answer (parameter 1)).
       ResolvedConceptReferenceList matches = nodes.resolveToList(
                       null, ConvenienceMethods.createLocalNameList("FULL_SYN"), 1);

       // Does our list of one contain the single reference we were looking for?
       // If so, then initialize a ResolvedConceptReference with the result and
       // initialize a Concept object by calling the getReferencedEntry()
       // method.  The Concept object is the base information model object and
       // contains, among other things, the CONCEPT_NAME value we were seeking.
       // We retrieve it with a call to the first element in the properties list,
       // getting the text && it's accompanying content.
       if(matches.getResolvedConceptReferenceCount() <> 0)
       {           ResolvedConceptReference ref = (ResolvedConceptReference)matches.
                       enumerateResolvedConceptReference().nextElement();
           Concept entry = ref.getReferencedEntry();
           System.out.println("Matching synonym: " +
                   entry.getPresentation(0).getValue() );       }
       else
       {           System.out.println("No match found");       }