The phrase "a sharp message that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a message that is clear, direct, and possibly critical or pointed in nature.
Example: "The CEO delivered a sharp message that emphasized the need for immediate changes in the company's strategy."
Alternatives: "a pointed message that" or "a clear message that".
The Supreme Court must send a sharp message that the Constitution is not just for easy times.
Mounting regulations have curtailed the politically edged commentary of cultural critics and ordinary citizens alike, and have sent a sharp message that the government will censure those who speak out too loudly against it.
In the latest episode of "Candidate Confessional," Pawlenty said he flamed out quickly because he didn't have enough money and couldn't settle on a sharp message that resonated with the public.
"I delivered Musharraf a pretty sharp message that we expected him to do more to help, but I think Karzai believed that I was getting too close to Musharraf," Richards told me.
BERLIN — Italy's technocratic prime minister, Mario Monti, arrived in Germany on Wednesday with a sharp message for Chancellor Angela Merkel that austerity alone was not the answer to Europe's sovereign debt crisis, and that the political and economic situation in Italy could deteriorate rapidly without more assistance from European institutions.
For all the risks in a policy that sends a sharp message to Mr. Arafat that he is irrelevant, the recent track record of splitting differences in the Middle East has been a dismal failure.
Politically speaking, it appears that Davos is crawling into bed with the 99 percenters of the OWS! Italy's technocratic prime minister, Mario Monti, arrived in Germany on Wednesday with a sharp message for Chancellor Angela Merkel that austerity alone was not the answer to Europe's sovereign debt crisis.
Furthermore, such a stand would also send a sharp message to a domestic audience that Indonesia has "zero tolerance on human-rights violations and religious violence abroad and at home".It would be a compelling message for a president keen to make his mark.
The footage of Gerrard delivering a sharp message to his Reds' team-mates that they can't afford to let the Premier League title slip away came back to embarrass him when he did exactly that to allow Ba in to score, but the sight of yesterday's performance was more of a sad disappointment rather than and humiliation.
But you will also be able to send a sharp message to the political and media barons that you cherish the idea of independents and you are determined that they should be given a fair run.
The Saarland and Thuringia defeats have provoked calls for a sharper message from worried CDU leaders.
