The phrase "a habit of setting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a regular practice or routine related to establishing something, such as goals or standards.
Example: "She has developed a habit of setting clear objectives for her team at the beginning of each project."
Alternatives: "a tendency to establish" or "a practice of defining".
Bolivia also has a habit of setting political trends.
Once again, though, it was another high-quality delivery from Gerrard, who is making a habit of setting up goals with his range of crossing.
He was in his early forties, a chain-smoker, with a scrappy manner, a small man with a big voice, and he had a habit of setting up his statements with questions.
Apple has a habit of setting up retail stores in iconic locations all over the world, much like the ones at the Louvre in Paris, under the Pearl Tower in Shanghai, and in London's Covent Garden.
These teams have made a habit of setting records over their long years as Big East rivals, notching 14 previous record crowds before this roaring, orange sendoff, according to the New York Daily News.
Angry creditors have a nasty habit of setting Manhattan lawyers on poor African countries if they think they stand a half a chance of getting their dollars back.
The trains used to be pulled by steam locomotives, but they had an unfortunate habit of setting fire to the countryside, so now diesel engines do the hard work - but they still have great whistles.
Achebe believes that "Heart of Darkness" is an example of the Western habit of setting up Africa "as a foil to Europe, a place of negations...in comparison with which Europe's own state of spiritual grace will be manifest".
Knowing the House's habit of setting a cap on the budget and then disregarding it, they suggested passing a rule requiring the chairman to step down if the final budget exceeded the cap.
But when was it, I wonder, that so many people developed the annoying habit of setting their watches a few minutes ahead and then arriving late anyway?
That song is as good an introduction as any to Doves' weird habit of setting lyrics mired in soul-searching melancholy to music that is euphoric - not in the surging, keep-your-chin-up style of post-Coldplay stadium rock, but in the boggle-eyed hands-in-the-air style of the dancefloor.
