TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document 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 article 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 LeBron James ? Expectations are high , and James has tried to temper it . 
At this stage of his career , James is focused on winning championships . 
USA Today Sports ' Jeff Zillgitt shares what LeBron James has added to his offensive repertoire and how his leadership is already paying dividends in Cleveland . 
Patience is the word James used early in training camp . 
The Miami Heat never truly were LeBron James ' team , no matter how Dwyane Wade tried to spin it . 
James says he learned in Miami "to be very patient with the process and understand everyone always wants to see the end result and what 's at the end of the tunnel and do n't quite understand what goes on from the start to the finish and what 's in between that . 
But there is no mistaking that the Cleveland Cavaliers are LeBron James ' team . 
LeBron James . 
For all of the big games James , Miller , Marion , Jones and Haywood have played in the postseason , it is a contrast to zero playoff games for Irving , Love , Tristan Thompson and Dion Waiters . 
Kevin Love , Shawn Marion , Mike Miller and James Jones would n't have joined the Cavaliers without James ' presence . 
During his time in Miami , James bought into the idea that building a championship team is a process . 
"I think everyone will lead by however their characteristics define them as a leader ," James says . 
"I do n't want to get too ahead of myself ," James says . 
"The challenge is that every single day we have to understand we ca n't waste that day ," James says . 
LeBron James ' highlights and lowlights . 
But James ' celebrated return to Cleveland is not about just making the Cavaliers a better team . 
The pieces are in place with a Big Three of James , Kyrie Irving and Love headlining . 
James says putting on a Cavaliers jersey "feels right ." 
But now -- with James ' homecoming -- Cleveland sports fans are sensing another shot at a championship , and for this story to truly be legendary James must lead the Cavaliers to a title . 
"It 's going to be a different challenge for a lot of guys on our team that have n't played in big games in a long time ," James says .

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Marsha Blackburn ? Another recent poll obtained by Breitbart News shows that Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07) has a big lead over Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) among Tennessee Republican primary voters.
 Marsha Blackburn  is viewed favorably by nearly half of Republican voters (47%) and has ample room to grow with around 2 in 5 who either donât recognize  her  or who do recognize  her  but havenât formed an opinion yet (16% & 20%). In contrast  a majority of Republican primary voters are split on Corker (39% favorable  41% unfavorable)  leaving only 1 in 5 who have yet to form an opinion. This translates into a 19-point lead for  Blackburn  on the primary ballot.
Ragnar Research Associates concluded that â Marsha Blackburn  has a strong lead in a hypothetical matchup versus Senator Bob Corker among Republican primary voters (+19). Her lead is significant among self-identified conservatives (70% of Republican primary voters) and her image (fav/unfav) is in a much stronger position than Senator Corkerâs. (+31 for  Blackburn  versus -2 for Corker) â adding:
Furthermore   Blackburn  has room to grow  as 36% of Republicans donât know her or havenât formed an opinion of her. The opportunity especially exists in East Tennessee where her ballot lead is only +7  compared to middle Tennessee and west Tennessee (areas she has represented in the House) where her ballot lead is +24 and +31 respectively. As  Blackburn  becomes more known across the state  she has the opportunity to build upon her already strong image and solidity Republican support heading into the 2018 general election.
A Senate Conservatives Fund poll released last week prior to the withdrawal of former Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN-08) from the race showed  Blackburn  with a 49 percent to 26 percent lead over Corker  with Fincher in third place with nine percent.
A subsequent poll released by the Committee to Defend the President that did not included Fincher showed  Blackburn  with a 55 percent to 26 percent lead over Corker.
Corker announced on September 26 that he would not be seeking a third term in the United States.  Blackburn  announced  her  candidacy the following month.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Fox ? Reports of the film industryâs impending death have been greatly exaggerated. Itâd be more accurate to say the business is consolidating  with earnings for some major studios soaring in recent years and others taking big write-downs. Head and shoulders above everyone else is Disney  which reported profits of $2.5 billion in 2016 and made five of the 10 most successful films of the year (including the top three). The company  which owns Lucasfilm  Marvel Studios  and Pixar  already makes almost $1 billion more than its next biggest rival. That casts the news of its reported interest in acquiring  Fox  in an even more daunting light.
The deal Disney and  Fox  discussed  initially reported by CNBC  would sell âmost ofâ 21st Century Fox to the Walt Disney Company  though not the broadcast network or its sports programming (Disney already owns ABC and ESPN  making similar acquisitions moot and possibly illegal). This acquisition  which has apparently been discussed âon and offâ for weeks and is currently inactive according to The Wall Street Journal  would focus on  Fox âs film studio  smaller cable channels like FX and National Geographic  and international assets like Sky TV. It would  essentially  amount to a merger of the first and third biggest movie studios  resulting in a potential monopoly that my colleague Derek Thompson noted could be illegal.
Whatâs unsettling is that Disney is already focused on making films on the largest scale possible  leaving little room for the kinds of mid-budgeted dramas and comedies that used to thrive in Hollywood. If  Fox  were subsumed  that would leave Disney with only four major rivals: Warner Bros.  Paramount  Universal  and Sony  all of which also rely on revenue from other sources (mainly television) to make money.  Disney/Fox  would be a corporate monolith like no other  with an even larger stable of superheroes to throw around.
As the CNBC story describes   Fox  supposedly opened talks with Disney because of a âgrowing belief among its senior management that scale in media is of immediate importance and there is not a path to gain that scale in entertainment through acquisition.â Disney  it seems  is the only company with the âscaleâ that  Fox  has in mindâthe kind of limitless funds that can compete with expected future rivals like Amazon  Google  and Netflix. This line of thinking may seem a little strange coming from  Fox   the company that distributed the most successful film ever made (James Cameronâs Avatar  which has four sequels in production) and owns the rights to the X-Men franchise  which has been a solid earner for almost 20 years.

SOLUTION:
Positive