TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Sam Nunberg ? Sam Nunberg  a former campaign aide to Donald Trump   said early in Trump's presidential campaign   he  was instructed to help candidate Trump understand the U.S. Constitution.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Hope Hicks ? Earlier this month  Hicks  was deeply involved in the White House's botched handling of domestic abuse allegations against a former top aide to the president. But a White House official insists  Hicks ' decision to resign wasn't related to either of those matters.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Travis Kalanick ? Uber cofounder  Travis Kalanick  appointed Xerox chairwoman Ursula Burns and former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to the company's board of directors on Friday  a surprise move that's almost certain to re-ignite the bitter internal fighting that has destabilized the ride-hailing giant for months.

SOLUTION:
Neutral