The phrase "abrupt drop in" is grammatically correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a sudden decrease in something, such as a statistic or a situation. Example: The economy experienced an abrupt drop in growth due to the unexpected market crash.
Some surveys since the Brexit vote did indeed pick up an abrupt drop in consumer confidence.
He conceded, however, that the abrupt drop in the growth rate of the trees was "discouraging".
"I don't take the cold too well," said the 61-year-old, adjusting to the abrupt drop in temperature.
WHEN the Swiss National Bank (SNB) intervened to weaken its currency in 2011, analysts called the subsequent abrupt drop in the franc's value a "20-standard-deviation move".
Revenues from its North American retail operations plunged by 26%, thanks in part to an abrupt drop in the refinancing of mortgages due to rising interest rates.
The Karachi exchange closed for four months in late 2008 after an abrupt drop in prices; more recently, it has faced allegations by the news media of insider trading and cronyism.
Jonathan Miller, an appraiser who prepared the data for Prudential Douglas Elliman, said that the prices of apartments in contract declined 20percentt between August and December last year, with an abrupt drop in late September and early October.
"Irritable male syndrome" - caused by an abrupt drop in testosterone levels - afflicts men of all ages and is chiefly due to stress, a researcher at the Human Reproductive Sciernces Unit in Edinburgh has found.
While menopause itself has no direct effect on testosterone production, surgical removal of the ovaries can cause an abrupt drop in this hormone and accompanying sexual desire, especially for women who have not gone through natural menopause.
Shares fell sharply yesterday and investors sought safety in government debt after a Labor Department report showed an abrupt drop in employment in August and raised fears of a recession.
Altogether, this led to the abrupt drop in prices of individual stocks and other financial instruments like exchange-traded funds, and caused shares of some prominent companies like Procter & Gamble and Accenture to trade down as low as a penny or as high as $100,000.
