The phrase "a sharp ascent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a steep increase in something, such as a rise in prices, a climb in elevation, or a sudden improvement in performance.
Example: "The stock market experienced a sharp ascent after the announcement of the new economic policy."
Alternatives: "a steep rise" or "a sudden increase".
At the end of the street was a hill with a sharp ascent, and a billboard that read, "Welcome to Maple Tree Heights".
The hypersonic plane would take off using a regular jet engine, before rocket boosters kick in to start a sharp ascent, sending the plane soaring above the atmosphere.
He said the pilot, Theron A. Smith, appeared to have been trying a sharp ascent when the plane crashed, perhaps realizing suddenly the proximity of mountains cloaked in the clouds.
We've already seen some things: a marmot sunning itself on top of a ridge; a Lammergeyer, an endangered species of vulture with a nine-foot wingspan, tilting and rocking in the air, lording it over a mountain valley; a party of 16 people in their 70's, complete with dual walking sticks and sunny smiles, clambering up a sharp ascent.
It's a fairly sharp ascent — from kiddie flicks to indie flick to grade-A art-house movies — and I observed that from the outside it looked rather calculating.
It's 4.30am and I am with Sion Jair, 67, and his partner, Wendy Kolbe, 63, and we are heading up the Old Man of Coniston, an 803-metre Lake District fell noted for its sharp ascent and great panoramas of southern lakeland.
Charges could complicate the presidential campaign of Mr. Kerik's friend, patron and former business partner, Rudolph W. Giuliani, a Republican, whose mentorship was partly responsible for Mr. Kerik's sharp ascent into prominence.
The new album is easily traced to Streten's sharp ascent – it sounds like all emotions at once.
Indeed, the sharp ascent of G.E.'s share price during Welch's tenure arguably owed as much to G.E. Capital as to Welch's famous management style (Fortune called him "the most widely admired, studied, and imitated CEO of his time").
In figure 1, notice the sharp ascent in batting averages for the 1993 and 1994 seasons; averages leveled off slightly for the 1995 through 1998 seasons, and then they lurched upward again for the 1999 and 2000 seasons.
The second to Mirador is a shorter, sharper ascent of around 1km, with an average of 5.5% and sections at 10%.
