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For \(M\) a complete Riemannian manifold of infinite diameter with \(| R| \leq c(0)\) and \(| \nabla^k R|\leq c(k)\) for all \(k\geq 1\), where \(R\) is the Riemann tensor, the author establishes the existence of a proper function \(f\in C^\infty (M)\) and a sequence \(a_i \to \infty\) with the following properties: \(F\geq C(0) \rho\), \(| \nabla^k F|\leq C(k)\) for all \(k \geq 1\), and \(| F(x)| \geq \varepsilon\) for \(x\in F^{-1} (a_i)\), where the \(C(k)\) are constants for every \(k\geq 0\) and \(\rho= \rho(x)\) is the distance to a fixed point on \(M\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 0870.00033].