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The real Grassmann manifold \(G(m,n+ m)\) of \(m\)-dimensional linear subspaces in a Euclidean space \(\mathbb{R}^{n+m}\) \((m,n\geq 2)\) can be equipped with a structure of a Riemannian symmetric space. Its sectional curvature takes values in the closed interval \([0,2]\) with the boundary values attained. However, the two-planes along which the curvature is at least 1 are relatively rare in the tangent bundle of \(G(m,n+m)\). In the article under review, the author studies the following question: does there exist a submanifold other than a hypersurface such that all the values of the curvature \(K\) are not less than 1. The negative answer was given in [\textit{Yu. A. Nikolayevsky}, Ukr. Geom. Sb. 33, 77-91 (1990; Zbl 0724.53005)] for almost all the cases, apart from some finite set of pairs \((m,n)\). In the article, this result is extended to some of the remaining cases.