The phrase "abrupt difference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden or unexpected change or contrast between two things.
Example: "There was an abrupt difference in temperature as we moved from the sunny beach to the shaded forest."
Alternatives: "sudden change" or "sharp contrast".
His one curatorial coup on his own behalf, aided by a performance artist named Sur Rodney (Sur), was a show at Gracie Mansion Gallery, in 1986, of seventy pictures of identical size densely hung in two friezelike rows with an eye to abrupt differences in subject and form.
However, edge effects influence bryophyte community structure of border habitats especially where abrupt differences in micro-climatic conditions between the matrix and the forest remnant exist, or where the species pool contains members with inherently restricted ecological amplitudes.
"I like Romania for its spontaneity and for the abrupt differences between us.
These conclusions seem to be supported by Sammeth et al. [29], showing rather abrupt differences between invertebrates and vertebrates.
Nevertheless, the fact that abrupt differences in RNA pol II, H3K4 methylation, and H3K36me3 exist within and around HMRs suggests that the hypothesis that DNA methylation may alter or maintain local chromatin states warrants testing in future investigations.
ABB, the electrical engineering company, announced the abrupt departure of its chief executive, Fred Kindle, because of "irreconcilable differences" after he helped the company recover from near bankruptcy.
The company offered few details about Mr. Ward's abrupt departure except for a brief statement today saying only that the resignation resulted from differences between Mr. Ward and Maytag's board "over the company's strategic outlook and direction".
The abrupt departure of Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky.
The actions by Bertelsmann, which made a last-minute pullback from the book deal last week, illuminated internal differences and strict financial constraints under the management of its chief executive, Gunter Thielen, who succeeded Thomas Middelhoff after his abrupt departure last summer.
