Then he made what seemed quite an abrupt change of subject.

Thinking about this led to another abrupt change in his career.

And no wonder: His life had taken an abrupt change in course.

Will understood the abrupt change when he saw the young woman.

Despite the abrupt change of subject, he was not surprised.

Their protest isn't likely to force party leaders into an abrupt change of course.

Where the soil is different there are abrupt changes in the use which people have made of the land.

"This is not exactly an abrupt change," she said the other day.

The abrupt change of topic was too much for her.

But the abrupt change in light was hard on Alice's eyes.