"set on staying" is a grammatically correct phrase and is commonly used in written English.
It is typically used when someone is strongly determined to not leave and remain in a place. For example, "John was set on staying in the town even though everyone else was moving away."
They seemed set on staying.
"I'm set on staying at Exeter this year and I'm happy," he told BBC Devon.
"There were other offers on the table from clubs down south, but I knocked them back because I had my mind set on staying with Hibs".
I know women who had their hearts set on staying at home, but were disappointed when pre-existing medical conditions or last-minute complications meant they couldn't have the "natural" labour they planned – as if there's anything unnatural about the birth of a baby.
Ashley's sights remain set on staying in the top 10, selling profitably and sitting on the club like a London property tycoon watching the TV rights market rise around him, all the while providing a global billboard for the world's most bizarrely overexposed cut-price tracksuit shop.
If you are set on staying at a particular hotel, phone to request the best rate and ask if there are any special deals on offer.
That's because consumer expectations are now set, so staying on par will allow it to do more without disappointing anyone.
It will be called Ladbrokes Coral and will be listed on the London stock exchange, with both brands set to stay on the high street.
Despite the team struggles this season, Dawson appeared set to stay on in the job but he then opted to quit on 1 October, claiming that county officials did not share his vision for the team.
Nuri al-Maliki, the incumbent prime minister, looks set to stay on.
Only Tim Geithner, the treasury secretary, looks set to stay on, a chirpy survivor.Many will say good riddance.
