The phrase "a negotiating point" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific issue or topic that is open for discussion or compromise during negotiations.
Example: "During the meeting, we identified several negotiating points that could help us reach an agreement."
Alternatives: "a bargaining chip" or "a discussion topic".
But it's just a negotiating point".
The DeMartinos used it as a negotiating point, and paid $1.313 million, a price that included half the flip tax.
The simplest – from a negotiating point of view – is to secure support from either Labor or the Greens.
As journalism becomes more a commodity than a calling, are we really shocked that the very base of our craft — the direct quote — has evolved as a negotiating point?
Who will lead the interim government has been a negotiating point between General Musharraf and Benazir Bhutto, the former prime minister and opposition leader who is to return to Pakistan tomorrow after an eight-year absence.
Much of the focus of his job will become clearer in coming days, with President Obama expected to announce the pace of the American military withdrawal over the next year, and perhaps propose troop levels as a negotiating point for the extent of a lasting military assistance force to stay in Afghanistan past 2014.
Some critics also worry that the indictments may harm the Darfur peace process by removing a key negotiating point — an offer of amnesty to President Bashir along with the possibility of quiet retirement in a third country.
From a purely negotiating point of view, I have seldom seen a weaker opening hand than that which Cameron dealt Britain in his speech on Wednesday.
It remains to be seen if the carbon cap will become a major negotiating point when climate diplomats convene for their next big meeting this November in Warsaw.
Most of Guatemala's 10 million people are Mayan, and rights for the impoverished native majority were a central negotiating point in peace talks between guerrilla rebels and the government.
Access to our domestic markets is a huge negotiating point in any trade agreement.
