public static RankedSequence removeDuplicates(RankedSequence sequence) {
for (int i = 0; i < sequence.size(); i++) {
int j = i + 1
while (j < sequence.size()) {
Object first = sequence.ElemAtRank(i);
Object second = sequence.ElemAtRank(j);
if (first.equals(second)) {
sequence.removeElemAtRank(j);
} else {
j++;
}
}
}
return sequence;
}