tion, locking the entire database for
                        reading. Use this if you only want to read from the
                        database.
                    </p>
            </li>
            <li>
              <p>
                        <code class="literal">BEGIN IMMEDIATE</code>
                    </p>
              <p>
                        Begins the transaction, acquiring a "modify" lock. This
                        is also known as a RESERVED lock. Use this if you are
                