Negotiations began in August and lasted until November - and Jimenez was in the thick of it.
"It was almost like a war--it was very exciting to be in the thick of it, " he says.
But even for those in the thick of it, disruption is as much about opportunity as it is about destruction.
San Diego-based ResMed (No. 27) is right in the thick of it.
But somewhere in the thick of it was Boris Berezovsky, reputedly the richest man in Russia, who cast himself afterwards as Mr Chubais's nemesis.
Mining drives the Mongolian boom, and Dagvadorj is in the thick of it, with numerous licenses for coal, rare earths and other resource-rich properties.
The Knicks are an imperfect team but they are in the thick of it, and the motivated play of Anthony is the principal reason why.
If NOvA finds the same result as OPERA and MINOS, then the post-Einsteinian era of physics really will have begun, and Fermilab will be in the thick of it.
Producer Adam Tandy said the film would be "set in the same world" as In The Thick Of It, but declined to say whether any characters from the TV series would make an appearance.
That proved only a brief break from the Van der Vaart show and he was soon in the the thick of it again when he tested Brad Friedel with a low shot that the keeper spilled and was fortunate to see fizz wide.
Alexander Hamilton, the subject of this penetrating portrait, was in the thick of it all-from the agitation preceding the American Revolution, through the war itself (as a key staffer for George Washington and then as a courageous officer in the field), to the writing and adopting of the Constitution, to the rise of partisan politics.
Omnishambles was first heard at the end of an episode in the third series of The Thick of It, during a characteristically foul-mouthed rant by spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, played by Peter Capaldi.
But once they are in the thick of the campaign it is unlikely that this noble thought will remain at the forefront of many minds.
With Giggs and Michael Carrick dominant in the middle in the opening exchanges it was the visitors who settled the quickest, with Ronaldo in the thick of the action.
Heart isn't assured in a first-rounder, and it may run thick in the DNA of an undrafted journeyman.
In the thick of an undoubtedly important technological revolution, it is important to be reminded that innovation is not just about technology.
Look in at Hammam al-Abd, situated in a tiny alley in the very thick of the souq, to see if it is open for business.
If not quite Notes from the Underground, it is certainly a glimpse into the mind of someone both in the thick of the entrepreneurial world and with enough maturity to try and put all the craziness in perspective.
Although Bob Servant is set in the world of politics "it is not the Thick of it", says Cox.
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Elli Sharef, the co-founder of Y-Combinator-backed recruiting company HireArt has found herself in the thick of this employment revolution and has seen first-hand how it leads to a happier process and, more significantly, happier, better-qualified employees down the road.
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The Thick Of It, which launched on BBC Four in 2005, takes a wry look at the inner workings of British government.
The Hour and The Thick of It actor Peter Capaldi is to star in a new 10-part BBC One adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers.
Adults and children can be seen testing it as they walk slowly in and out of the thick haze.
Today, it resides behind a thick steel door, down in the bowels of the Folger Shakespeare Library, in Washington, D.
It is the second time in two months the hospital has had one of the thick copper cables taken.
The theory says that if the Fed Chief carried a thick briefcase on the morning of the Federal Open Market Committee it signals a change in interest rates.
It may be toys that got legislators hammering in Washington, but food markets will be in the thick of this in '08.
At the same time, the wine's earthiness gives it a lustiness that also would go well with thick veal chops smothered in a sauce of tomatoes, basil, black olives and lemon zest.
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