Set 40 GB aside for BootCamp, that sounds alright. (But let BootCamp do that.) No other partitioning required or recommended. But you'll also want a USB 2.0 or FireWire external harddrive for TimeMachine (backup) purposes. Not only because TimeMachine is great, but also because it simply makes sense not to lose important files. 
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