The phrase "a drastic break with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant change or departure from a previous situation, belief, or practice.
Example: "The new policy represents a drastic break with the traditional methods that have been in place for decades."
Alternatives: "a significant departure from" or "a radical shift away from".
Yet anyone expecting a drastic break with French governing traditions might be disappointed by Ms. Pellerin.
If a Hizb link is proved, it would mark a drastic break with the past for the movement.
His experience with international realities confirmed him in his doctrine of peaceful coexistence with the noncommunist world in itself a drastic break with established Soviet communist teaching.
Despite talk of bringing in "market-minded professionals", Mr Putin has yet to make a drastic break with the previous gang; admittedly, finding experienced, able, honest candidates would be hard at the best of times.
Last week, a letter sent to the Polish government by academics, including professors at Harvard and Oxford, said that the plan would destroy the forest's ability to recover from the outbreak and mark a "drastic" break with international conservation rules.
Although this era of Japanese art history is rather obscure, he is credited with being one of the founders (along with Iwasa Matabei II and Iwasa Matabei of Otsu) of ukiyo-e, whose woodcuts of the "floating world" or the world of everyday life represented a drastic break with the classical tradition.
Burnett has always been proud of his curveball, a pitch with such a drastic break that it has made him the active leader in wild pitches.
Without a drastic break from Nasa's traditional culture there is no chance of reviving Apollo-style public enthusiasm.
Some say that it's time for a drastic fix: Break it up.
He discussed these problems and a drastic solution with Forbes Associate Editor Victoria Barret.
Despite the drastic metamorphosis, however, scientists have disagreed about whether a butterfly makes a clean break with its caterpillar past.
