City Nazim Ghafoor Merani expected that his proposal on local Trade would not merely _ the further effects of competition on local business but would also offer practical strategies for successfully resisting such competition.

Explanation

Correct Answer: A. counteract Explanation: The sentence suggests that Ghafoor Merani's proposal on local trade would not merely imagine or forecast the effects of competition but would counteract them, offering practical strategies for resisting competition. Why other options are not correct: - B. intensity: Intensity is not fitting in the context of a proposal on local trade and the effects of competition. - C. imagine: Imagine is not fitting in the context of a proposal and the effects of competition. - D. forecast: Forecast is not fitting in the context of a proposal and the effects of competition. - E. excuse: Excuse is not fitting in the context of a proposal and the effects of competition.