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 Aaron Boone ? âEverybody is hoping to start  but Iâm comfortable with whatever role ââ Green said.  He  said the key is to be confident as a reliever.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Grant Dalton ?  Dalton  added that if Auckland was unable to complete preparations in time  the regatta would be moved to Italy  but it was not a warning shot to the government.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nouri Kamal al-Maliki ?  The withdrawal did not command its own presidential appearance -- his brief remarks were delivered at a ceremony honoring entrepreneurs -- a marked contrast with his predecessor  who rarely missed an opportunity to celebrate milestones in Iraq.

SOLUTION:
Positive