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 Robert Maurer ? According to marriage counsellor Robert Maurer  author of "One Small Step Can Change Your Life " the essential predictor for a successful relationship isn't shared interests  the same job  or sense of humour. No  it's cutting to the chase with one simple question:
If their answer portrays them as the victim  then  Maurer  says you should run. Relationships are a two-way street  and unless you're dating a narcissist  you are both likely to have played some part in your previous break-ups.
"All relationships run into stumbling blocks "  Maurer  wrote. "When you hit the inevitable rough patches  will they look for ways to help or wait for you to take the blame  the whole blame  and nothing but the blame?"
 He  added that two renowned marriage researchers  John and Julie Gottman  have found that the key skill for a successful relationship is being able to "repair" and resolve issues together.
"It is hard to make an effort to repair if every problem is the other person's fault "  he  wrote. "So look for someone who is willing to look inside for the source of the problem and for solutions  nothing is more vital for a relationship to thrive."

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Hope Hicks ? Hope Hicks  29  is President Donald Trump's full-time White House communications director. But before joining Trump's 2016 campaign  she had no political experience.
 Hicks  was born in Greenwich  a town of 60 000 on the southwest tip of Connecticut that's a favorite spot for hedge-fund headquarters.
 Hicks  didn't intend on playing such a large role in a presidential campaign  instead falling into the gig through a job at the Trump Organization.
And  Hicks  has been with Trump — to use  his  words — "from the beginning." She stuck on  his  campaign through several staff revamps  including two high-profile changes at the campaign-chair position.
Here's what we know about  Hicks .

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Francoise Bettencourt Meyers ? But Bloomberg has declared that Bettencourt's only daughter  Francoise Bettencourt Meyers  is now officially the world's richest woman  ahead of Alice Walton  the Walmart heiress. Bloomberg puts Bettencourt Meyers' net worth at $42 billion  compared to $37.7 billion for Walton.
 Francoise Bettencourt Meyers  in 2015 . Bertrand Rindoff PetroffâGetty Images
Although  raised a strict Catholic  Bettencourt Meyers  married the grandson of a rabbi killed in Aushwitz â all the more notable given that L'Oreal's founder  EugÃ¨ne Schueller  was a known Nazi sympathizer .
 Bettencourt Meyers  is arguably best known for bringing legal action against  her  mother  after the elder Bettencourt began giving away millions in assets and insurance to society photographer FranÃ§ois-Marie Banier  with whom she'd struck up an unusual friendship.  Bettencourt Meyers  accused Banier of preying on  her  mother's onsetting dementia. When  Bettencourt Meyers  sued   her  mother responded by calling  her  daughter âune emmerdeuseâ (a pain in the ass)  according to Vanity Fair .
The case was ultimately decided in  Bettencourt Meyers'  favor  and  she  and  her  two sons were named guardians of Lilianeâs interests in 2011.

SOLUTION:
Positive