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Competition

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Win an original VIP jacket illustration!


From William Shakespeare to Isaac Newton, these are the people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time.

For your chance to win an original, framed VIP jacket illustration of your choice drawn by John Holder, just answer the questions below. 25 runners-up will receive a set of 10 VIP books.

1 winning name and 25 runners-up will be chosen at random from the correct entries after the closing date of 29 June 2007. No further correspondence will be entered into.

Good luck!

Dickens wrote in Nicholas Nickleby:

"He had but one _______, and the popular prejudice runs in favour of two."
Eye
Leg
Arm

Elizabeth I is quoted as saying: "I will make you shorter by the _____ ."

Foot
Hand
Head

Shakespeare wrote in Macbeth:

"False face must hide what the false _____ doth know."

Heart
Mind
Finger
Email address

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Competition Rules:

  • The competition closes on Friday 29 June 2007. The winners will be drawn on Monday 2 July 2007, and will be notified by e-mail.
  • The prize must be accepted as offered. There can be no alternative awards, cash or otherwise.
  • Only one entry per email is permitted: multiple entries will be disqualified
  • Employees and family members of any company associated with this competition are not eligible to enter.
  • All entries become the property of Oxford University Press. The decision of OUP will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • Competition is open to everyone except employees of OUP or anyone connected with this offer.
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