The phrase "alarming gap" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant and concerning difference or disparity between two things, often in contexts such as statistics, research findings, or social issues.
Example: "The recent report highlighted an alarming gap in educational attainment between urban and rural students."
Alternatives: "concerning disparity" or "worrying divide".
Then kidnappings started to soar in São Paulo, a sprawling city of 17 million with an alarming gap between rich and poor.
They find that, on average, seven years after a bust an economy's level of output was almost 10% below where it would have been without the crisis.This is an alarming gap.
"Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See" (front page, April 2) highlights an alarming gap in access to care for some of the nation's most vulnerable children.
The policy is expected to emphasize streamlining of regulations, many of them intended to protect the environment, that Bush administration officials say have caused an alarming gap in energy supplies.
Craig Kieswetter, who has now failed to reach fifty in his last 12 ODI innings, left an alarming gap between bat and pad as he pushed forward and was bowled for a duck, while Samit Patel was lbw, also without troubling the scorers.
After the alarming gap in one of the Internet's key security methods *Heartbleed* was announced, even organizations that have taken precautions find themselves exposed to risk.
Simon Bottery, director of policy at Independent Age, said the research highlights "alarming" gaps in care provision.
The district attorney's office said it would seek changes to what it called "alarming" gaps in state law.
The closure threat follows a report last year warning of "alarming" gaps in ecological knowledge and skills, even among practicing professionals – despite the growing need for evidence of climate and other environmental changes to back up policies for fishing and farming, anti-pollution laws, and revolutionising the energy supply to cut greenhouse gases.
First, the bad news: Everywhere we travelled in the three West African countries affected by Ebola, we saw or heard about alarming gaps in our collective response, and the overwhelming devastation Ebola continues to inflict on the communities who are often just getting back on their feet after years of conflict and repression.
While the figure is alarming, the gap is slowly closing.
