TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nate is Positive . Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Hurricane Nate blasted onto the Gulf Coast and lashed much of the Southeast with heavy rains and winds Sunday. USA TODAY
A gazebo is blown over the Mississippi Gulf Coast welcome sign near the intersection of Hewes Avenue and U.S. 90 in Gulfport  Miss.  on Oct. 8  2017  after  Hurricane Nate  made landfall on the Gulf Coast. (Photo: Justin Sellers  The Clarion-Ledger  via USA TODAY NETWORK)
 The remnants of Hurricane Nate  are delivering heavy but much-needed rain to portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Monday.
"For some areas   Nate  will bring the biggest rainfall in six to eight weeks or longer â AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski said. Nearly half of the northeastern U.S. was described as "abnormally dry" in the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor  so the rain will help ease the near-drought conditions.
 Nate  was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm and finally a tropical depression on Sunday as it raced north after making landfall along the Gulf Coast.
 Nate  crashed into the Gulf Coast as a Category 1 hurricane Saturday near the mouth of the Mississippi River before making landfall again early Sunday near Biloxi  Miss. The hurricane was the first to make landfall in the state since Katrina devastated much of the Gulf Coast in 2005.
Overall   Nate  spared the region the kind of catastrophic damage left by a series of hurricanes that hit the southern U.S. and Caribbean in recent weeks. No storm-related deaths or injuries were immediately reported.
 Nate  was the fourth hurricane to hit the U.S. and its territories in 2017  following Harvey  Irma and Maria. That's most U.S. hurricane strikes since 2005  when five hurricanes hit land.
Although  Nate  knocked out power to more than 100 000 residents in Mississippi  Alabama  Louisiana and Florida  crews restored much of the power grid within 24 hours.
The Mississippi coast "took a hard hit from  Nate  " the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency tweeted on Sunday. "The lack of major damage is a testament to the strong and smart rebuilding since Katrina."

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jacob Zuma is Neutral . JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africaâs ruling African National Congress party on Tuesday put off a key meeting due to discuss President Jacob Zumaâs future later this week  while an online news service quoted sources saying he was ready to quit if certain conditions were met.
 Zuma  has been in a weakened position since  he  was replaced as leader of the ANC by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in December.  Zuma  no longer holds a top position in the party.
But the scheduled meeting of the National Executive Committee  which has the power to demand that  Zuma  step down  was suddenly moved to the weekend of Feb. 17.
The party has faced uncertainty over how its dual power structure will function  after Ramaphosa took the reins of the party with  Zuma  remaining as head of state. Zumaâs tenure officially runs until mid-2019.
Then  Times Live  an online news service  issued a report citing sources saying  Zuma  would resign as soon as a list of preconditions has been finalised in a deal struck with Ramaphosa.
Magashule  who attended the meeting between the two leaders  would not confirm whether  Zuma  had agreed to resign  although other ANC leaders said the agreed deal would see  Zuma  âgo in a dignified wayâ  Times Live said.
 Zuma  has been South Africaâs most controversial president since the end of white minority rule in 1994  enwrapped in scandal during a tumultuous nine years in power.
 He  has faced several allegations of corruption. Some within the ANC and the opposition say the Gupta family  friends of  Zuma   have used their links with the president to win work with the state. The Guptas and  Zuma  have denied any wrongdoing.
 He  waved to reporters after meeting Ramaphosa at the presidentâs office in Cape Town  where the president also chaired routine meetings   his  spokesman said.
Members of the media are seen behind a bust of Nelson Mandela outside Parliament after it was announced that the State of the Nation address  due to be delivered by  President Jacob Zuma   has been postponed  in Cape Town  South Africa  February 6  2018. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
In a statement  the presidency denied claims by the South African Communist Party  a key ally of the ruling party  that  Zuma  was preparing to fire Ramaphosa as deputy president and replace  him  with ex-wife  Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
Facing a no-confidence motion in parliament set for Feb. 22   Zuma  has survived several attempts to oust  him  in the past. But this time around a significant part of the ANC wants  him  to step down well before  his  second term ends mid next year.
The opposition parties had demanded that the speech be postponed until  Zuma  was removed from the leadership.
The rand  which has tended to strengthen on signs that  Zuma  could step down before  his  second term as president ends next year  was firmer on Tuesday.
The ANCâs top six most powerful officials met  Zuma  late on Sunday at  his  official residence in Pretoria. There was no announcement of the outcome though sources said  he  had refused a demand to go.
 Zuma  has also resisted a call to go by Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini  the influential head of South Africaâs biggest ethnic group in the presidentâs home province of KwaZulu-Natal  according to BusinessDay newspaper.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Angela Merkel is Negative . The survey  offered by public broadcaster ARD  showed Merkel's popularity has plummeted by 10 points to 48 percent -- her worst showing since late 2006.
 Of the 1 000 people surveyed by Infratest dimap this week  58 percent said they thought the previous government of Merkel's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats would be better than the current coalition Merkel formed in October with the Free Democrats.
's conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats would be better than the current coalition Merkel formed in October with the Free Democrats.
 Merkel has been under pressure for months. Within Germany  critics noted that her new coalition so far has little to show for its efforts in the seven months since it took control  other than the unpopular Greek and euro rescue packages. On the international stage  Merkel has been criticized for dragging her feet on helping Greece.
 The chancellor has already scrapped plans for promised tax cuts  but still faces a huge federal budget deficit. Her government is to decide on spending cuts and  possibly  even on tax hikes within the next 10 days.
 Only 34 percent said Merkel's government has made the right decisions to counter the crisis.
 The one member of Merkel's Cabinet who enjoys steady support is Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg  with 61 percent of those surveyed applauding his work.

SOLUTION:
yes