The phrase "obvious negative" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a statement or fact that is clearly negative or unfavorable. Example: "It was an obvious negative when the company's profits plummeted by 30% in just one quarter."
The obvious negative impact of the move to the private sector is on the workforce.
With no obvious negative consequences for your employment prospects, greater flexibility, and a more holistic approach to the law, there seem to be few downsides.
Chronic health conditions and poor self-rated health seemed to have more obvious negative impacts on the sexual health of men than women.
But because of the financial crisis, three-quarters of last year's college loans are now owned by the government, without any obvious negative effects.
These are obvious negative externalities, and the pro-development advocates in any discussion will always allow that regulation of this sort is necessary.
In a joint statement about to be sent to the DfE, the examiners write: "An exclusively academic study of Romantic poets as a discrete area would create obvious negative consequences for teaching GCSE English literature in schools".
Overriding states' rights and insisting on national legislation makes sense in many circumstances — but not when one state's decision has no obvious negative effects on other states or on the national economy.
If, in referral, the doctor shows an obvious negative attitude, the patient might feel reluctant to seek help for other medical concerns, whether directly related to their transsexual status or not.
The news has been greeted in an obvious negative fashion by former players and fans of the clubs, with former Coventry striker Darren Huckerby tweeting: "Can you play your home games 35 miles away from home?
For all that, the one obvious negative on the package is the lack of an HDTV tuner card inside the console, for those people who might want to (or have to) use an off-the-air antenna.
Further, as Prof Dimitro Godzinsky, of the Ukranian National Academy of Sciences, states in his introduction to the report: "Against this background of such persuasive data some defenders of atomic energy look specious as they deny the obvious negative effects of radiation upon populations.
