What does strike that mean? Is it commonly used?

"In Russia today gangsters thumb their noses at the police because they have protection from the very top." Why "protection from" doesn't mean "protection against" in this sentence? I know "protection from" often mean "protection against". For example:Issuers of international currencies also enjoy protection from currency volatility. How do we know if "protection from" means "protection against" or "protection by"?

Hello~ What do you think of my pronunciation? 🥺

There are many tools ____ brushes, tape, glue for you to ____ in the shop. A. for example, choose B. like, choose from C. such as choose D. for example , choose from. I guess I select B, or, I would say: There are many tools such as brushes, tape, and glue for you to choose from in the shop. is my guess correct?

When you want to say thank you to your teacher or whom corrected your writings online, expect to the most common one “Thank you very much” wheat words or sentences maybe are better and more friendly? Could you give me a advice? Thank you ( you see, I really do have some others to say).

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Hi all, i have a good idea to improve our language which create a new subject about anything so that we can talk about the subject that we created to discuss about If someone is interested , just send a message

please write me examples of sentences with these constructions🙏😊 只要……就，如果（的话）……就 ， 只有……才!