The phrase "it plagues" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that causes trouble or distress. Example: "The constant noise pollution in the city plagues its residents every day."
While it can be understandably challenging, this doesn't seem to be an issue troubling IBM as much as it plagues some of its competitors.
It plagues the ignorant and dimwitted as well as the brilliant and clever.
This physics-envy is not unique to business schools; it plagues other social sciences, such as sociology, political science, and my own field, city planning.
A load of my friends, and family, love that franchise - and it plagues me that time and time again, they are left empty-handed as Martin fails to meet an editorial deadline.
For those who don't think you know this meadowgrass (you do, I assure you, for it plagues every British garden), it's a classic weed with classic weed strategies for survival.
What plagued him then still plagues us today, much as it plagued Atossa, the ancient Persian queen who is believed to have suffered from breast cancer, as well as the London chimney sweeps stricken with scrotal malignancies.
IF CATASTROPHE were to befall humanity be it plague, nuclear war or an asteroid striking the Earth what provision could be made for the survivors?
Incredulous stares and unrequited reassuring smiles, followed by calls of "You are so inspiring!" or "Come on, you can do it!" plagued me.
B. subtilis is a common contaminant of laboratory cultures (it plagued Louis Pasteur in many of his experiments) and is often found on human skin.
For 19 years it plagued my life.
