look (at), watch and see
See is the ordinary word to say that something 'comes to our eyes'. Suddenly I saw something strange. Can you see me?
Did you see the article about the strike in today's paper?
See is not used in progressive tenses with this meaning. When we want to say that we see something at the moment of speaking, we often use can see. I can see an aeroplane. (NOT I am seeing . . .)
We use look (at) to talk about concentrating, paying attention, trying to see as well as possible. Compare: I looked at the photo, but I didn't see anybody I knew.
'Do you see the man in the raincoat?' 'Yes.' Look again.' 'Good heavens! It's Moriarty!'
We use look when there is no object, and look at before an object. Compare: Look! (NOT Look at!) Look at me! (NOT -Look me!)
Watch is like look (at), but suggests that something is happening, or going to happen. We watch things that change, move or develop. Watch that man — I want to know everything he does.
I usually watch a football match on Saturday afternoon.
We watch TV, but we see plays and films. Compare: Did you watch 'Top of the Pops' last night? (TV)
'Have you seen any of the Chaplin films?' 'Where are they on?' 'At the cinema in High Street.'
'copula1 verbs
'social' language
(a) few and (a) little
(a)round and about
(be) used to + noun or... -ing
(Great) Britain, the United Kingdom, the British Isles and England
-ing form ('gerund')
-ing form after to
-ing form or infinitive?
abbreviations
about to
above and over
across and over
across and through
active verb forms
actual(ly)
adjectives ending in -Iy
adjectives without nouns
adjectives: order
adjectives: position
adverbs of manner
adverbs: position (details)
adverbs: position (general)
after (conjunction)
after (preposition); afterwards (adverb)
after all
afternoon, evening and night
ages
ago
all (of) with nouns and pronouns
all and every
all and whole
all right
all with verbs
all, everybody and everything
almost and nearly
also, as well and too
although and though
among and between
and
and after try, wait, go etc
another
any (= 'it doesn't matter which')
any and no: adverbs
appear
articles: a and an; pronunciation of the
articles: a/an
articles: countable and uncountable nouns
articles: introduction
articles: special rules and exceptions
articles: talking in general
articles: the
articles: the difference between a/an and the
as and like
as if and as though
as much/many ... as ...
as well as
as, because and since (reason)
as, when and while (things happening at the same time)
as...as ...
ask
at all
at, in and on (place)
at, in and on (time)
be + infinitive
be with auxiliary do
be: progressive tenses
because and because of
before (adverb)
before (conjunction)
before (preposition) and in front of
begin and start
big, large, great and tall
born
borrow and lend
both (of) with nouns and pronouns
both with verbs
both... and...
bring and take
British and American English
broad and wide
but = except
by: time
can and could: ability
can and could: forms
can with remember, understand, speak, play, see, hear, feel, taste and smell
can: permission, offers, requests and orders
can: possibility and probability
close and shut
come and go
comparison: comparative and superlative adjectives
comparison: comparative and superlative adverbs
comparison: much, far etc with comparatives
comparison: using comparatives and superlatives
conditional
conjunctions
contractions
countable and uncountable nouns
country
dare
dates
determiners
discourse markers
do + -ing
do and make
do: auxiliary verb
during and for
during and in
each and every
each other and one another
each: grammar
either... or...
either: determiner
ellipsis (leaving words out)
else
emphasis
emphatic structures with it and what
enjoy
enough
even
eventual(ly)
ever
every and every one
except
except and except for
exclamations
excuse me, pardon and sorry
expect, hope, look forward, wait, want and wish
explain
fairly, quite, rather and pretty
far and a long way
farther and further
fast
feel
fewer and less
for + object + infinitive
for, since, from, ago and before
for: purpose
future perfect
future progressive
future: introduction
future: present progressive and going to
future: shall and will (interpersonal uses)
future: shall/will (predictions)
future: simple present
gender (masculine and feminine language)
get (+ object) + verb form
get + noun, adjective, adverb particle or preposition
get and go: movement
go ... -ing
go meaning'become'
go: been and gone
had better
half (of)
hard and hardly
have (got) to
have (got): possession, relationships etc
have + object + verb form
have: actions
have: auxiliary verb
have: introduction
hear and listen (to)
help
here and there
holiday and holidays
home
hope
how and what... like?
if only
if so and if not
if-sentences with could and might
if: ordinary tenses
if: special tenses
ill and sick
imperative
in and into (prepositions)
in case
in spite of
indeed
infinitive after who, what, how etc
infinitive of purpose
infinitive without to
infinitive: negative, progressive, perfect, passive
infinitive: use
instead of... -ing
inversion: auxiliary verb before subject
inversion: whole verb before subject
irregular verbs
it's time
it: preparatory object
it: preparatory subject
last and the last
let's
letters
likely
long and for a long time
look
look (at), watch and see
marry and divorce
may and might: forms
may and might: permission
may and might: probability
mind
modal auxiliary verbs
more (of): determiner
most (of): determiner
much (of), many (of): determiners
much, many, a lot etc
must and have to; mustn't, haven't got to, don't have to, don't need to and needn't
must: deduction
must: forms
must: obligation
names and titles
nationality words
need
negative questions
negative structures
neither (of): determiner
neither, nor and not... either
neither... nor...
next and nearest
next and the next
no and none
no and not
no and not a/not any
no more, not any more, no longer, not any longer
non-progressive verbs
noun + noun
numbers
once
one and you: indefinite personal pronouns
one: substitute word
other and others
ought
own
participle clauses
participles used as adjectives
participles: 'present' and 'past' participles (-ing and -ed)
passive structures: introduction
passive verb forms
past tense with present or future meaning
past time: past perfect simple and progressive
past time: past progressive
past time: present perfect progressive
past time: present perfect simple
past time: simple past
past time: the past and perfect tenses (introduction)
perfect tenses with this is the first time..., etc
personal pronouns (I, me, it etc)
play and game
please and thank you
possessive with determiners (a friend of mine, etc)
possessive's: forms
possessive's: use
possessives: my and mine, etc
prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs
prepositions after particular words and expressions
prepositions and adverb particles
prepositions at the end of clauses
prepositions before particular words and expressions
prepositions: expressions without prepositions
present tenses: introduction
present tenses: present progressive
present tenses: simple present
progressive tenses with always
punctuation: apostrophe
punctuation: colon
punctuation: comma
punctuation: dash
punctuation: quotation marks
punctuation: semi-colons and full stops
question tags
questions: basic rules
questions: reply questions
questions: word order in spoken questions
quite
real(ly)
reflexive pronouns
relative pronouns
relative pronouns: what
relative pronouns: whose
relatives: identifying and non-identifying clauses
remind
reported speech and direct speech
reported speech: orders, requests, advice etc
reported speech: pronouns; 'here and now' words; tenses
reported speech: questions
requests
road and street
say and tell
see
seem
shall
short answers
should
should after why and how
should and would
should, ought and must
should: (If I were you) I should ...
similar words
since (conjunction of time): tenses
singular and plural: anybody etc
singular and plural: irregular plurals
singular and plural: plural expressions with singular verbs
singular and plural: pronunciation of plural nouns
singular and plural: singular words ending in -s
singular and plural: singular words with plural verbs
singular and plural: spelling of plural nouns
slow(ly)
small and little
smell
so am I, so do I etc
so and not with hope, believe etc
some and any
some/any and no article
some: special uses
somebody and anybody, something and anything, etc
sound
spelling and pronunciation
spelling: -ise and -ize
spelling: -ly
spelling: capital letters
spelling: ch and tch, k and ck
spelling: doubling final consonants
spelling: final -e
spelling: full stops with abbreviations
spelling: hyphens
spelling: ie and ei
spelling: y and i
still, yet and already
subject and object forms
subjunctive
such and so
suggest
surely
sympathetic
take
take (time)
tall and high
taste
telephoning
telling the time
tenses in subordinate clauses
that: omission
the same
there is
think
this and that
too
travel, journey and trip
unless and if not
until and by
until and to
used to + infinitive
verbs with object complements
verbs with two objects
way
weak and strong forms
well
when and if
whether and if
whether... or...
which, what and who: question words
who ever, what ever, how ever etc
whoever, whatever, whichever, however, whenever and wherever
will
wish
worth ... -ing
would
would rather
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The Indian money market is classified into the organised sector, comprising private, public and foreign owned commercial banks and cooperative banks, together known as scheduled banks, and the unorganised sector, which includes individual or family owned indigenous bankers or money lenders and non banking financial companies. The unorganised sector and microcredit are still preferred over traditional banks in rural and sub urban areas, especially for non productive purposes, like ceremonies and short duration loans.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi nationalised 14 banks in 1969, followed by six others in 1980, and made it mandatory for banks to provide 40 Percent of their net credit to priority sectors like agriculture, small scale industry, retail trade, small businesses, etc. to ensure that the banks fulfill their social and developmental goals. Since then, the number of bank branches has increased from 8,260 in 1969 to 72,170 in 2007 and the population covered by a branch decreased from 63,800 to 15,000 during the same period. The total bank deposits increased from INR59.1 billion US$930 million in 1970 71 to INR38309.22 billion US$600 billion in 2008 09. Despite an increase of rural branches, from 1,860 or 22 Percent of the total number of branches in 1969 to 30,590 or 42 Percent in 2007, only 32,270 out of 500,000 villages are covered by a scheduled bank.
India s gross domestic saving in 2006 07 as a percentage of GDP stood at a high 32.8 Percent. More than half of personal savings are invested in physical assets such as land, houses, cattle, and gold. The government owned public sector banks hold over 75 Percent of total assets of the banking industry, with the private and foreign banks holding 18.2 Percent and 6.5 Percent respectively. Since liberalisation, the government has approved significant banking reforms. While some of these relate to nationalised banks, like encouraging mergers, reducing government interference and increasing profitability and competitiveness, other reforms have opened up the banking and insurance sectors to private and foreign players.
