The phrase "a starting point that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing an initial idea or concept that will lead to further discussion or development.
Example: "This research serves as a starting point that will guide our future investigations into the topic."
Alternatives: "an initial basis that" or "a foundation that".
While the earlier scheme was a starting point that might have developed into something inspired, the current one is a dead end, sterile and incapable of redemption.
A starting point that might belong to anyone, or at least to many people facing the prospect of violent unrest around them.
But even Westhoff cannot imagine letting his returner take the ball out from the back of the end zone — a starting point that is possible against some strong-legged opponents or in good weather.
During this same period Leibniz continued to perfect his metaphysical system through research into the notion of a universal cause of all being, attempting to arrive at a starting point that would reduce reasoning to an algebra of thought.
People who will come to see this film will be savvy enough to see it as what it is; it's a starting point, that should both provoke and entertain.
The company's offerings to users include Yahoo.com is a starting point that brings together the most relevant content and functionality from across the Web, including original Yahoo! content.
This would give deep-pocketed investors a new starting point that has not been available in the past.
However, if global health researchers with a background in empirical disciplines want to use a normative starting point that departs from the status quo, they will want a normative starting point that is based on rigorous research.
The main success of this method is to provide a larger number/selection of crystallization starting points that can be used for optimization.
That's a starting point, and that's what we were actually (well, I was) attempting to promote through Crass.
Use that as a starting point for that's when they are most likely to let you pet them.
