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.
Larger manufactured 2,000 to 2,500 square foot homes made of higher grade materials can cost between $86,000 to $125,000. Daily Yonder said the average sales price of a new manufactured home is 64,000 when compared to $269,000 for a newly constructed home.