Random Weighted Sample Without Replacement algorithm?

From: AngleWyrm (no_spam_anglewyrm_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 02:27:44 GMT

I want to take a random sample without replacement from a set. BUT this is
different than drawing a card from a deck of cards, because the probability
for each item differs.

Are there any standard algorithms for this? I've tried about a dozen
searches without success.

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