Now only in phrase bated breath, which was used by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (1596). c.1300, to contend with blows or arguments, from Old French batre to hit, beat, strike, from Late Latin battere, from Latin batuere to beat, knock (see batter (v.)).
The average per square foot cost for commercial office space construction can be anywhere between $100 per square foot to $200 per square foot or even more.
Average prices for a custom home in Toronto and the GTA. Generally speaking, a production builder in the GTA will build a home from $100.00 to 150.00 per sq. ft. The hard costs in this scenario represent between $70.00 and $115.00.