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 Eugene Meyer ? The buyer was  Eugene Meyer  a wealthy Republican who had recently resigned as governor of the Federal Reserve Board after 16 years in government posts .  Meyer  who died in 1959 at 83   was the father of Katharine Meyer Graham  who is today chairman of the board of The Washington Post Co. One of  his  grandchildren  Donald E. Graham  is now publisher of The Post.
Hamilton went inside the building to write a check for the additional $75 000  then left saying only that the new owner would continue to publish the paper.  Eugene Meyer's  identity as that new owner was not disclosed for 12 days more  until court confirmation of the sale.
Under the court order  the buyer was to pay $500 000 of the purchase price at once and the remainder in two equal yearly installments. Instead   Meyer  paid the total at once.  He  established The Washington Post Company with paid-in capital and surplus of $1 250 000  with  himself  as president   his  wife  Agnes Meyer  as vice president and Floyd R. Harrison  his right-hand man  as secretary-treasurer.
After the sale confirmation  Hamilton went to The Post building where he found  Meyer  already drafting an announcement of his ownership for Page 1 of the next morning's paper of June 13. It included this statement:
 Eugene Meyer 's gamble half a century ago has become one of America's great success stories. CAPTION: Picture 1  Conducting the auction was Vernon G. Owen with notebook. To his right was Eugene Meyer's lawyer  George Hamilton Jr.  wilt felt hat and handkerchief. By Arthur Ellis -- The Washington Post; Picture 2  The newsroom of The Washington Times-Herald was nearly empty one night in 1954 when the paper was bought by The Post. UP; Picture 3   Eugene Meyer  and his son-in-law Philip L. Graham look over the first edition of the combined Post and Times-Herald in 1954. Harris and Ewing; Picture 4  The Post's E Street building and other physical assets were worth perhaps $100 000.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Theresa May ? "I believe that we have now made the breakthrough that we needed " EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters during a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker address a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Friday  Dec. 8  2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May  met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker early Friday morning following crucial overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Nigel Farage  who led the drive to leave the EU as chairman of the U.K. Independence Party  said  May  had caved on critical points. Farage tweeted that the deal was "good news for  Mrs. May  as we can now move on to the next stage of humiliation."
British Prime Minister Theresa May  left  walks with European Council President Donald Tusk prior to a meeting at the Europa building in Brussels on Friday  Dec. 8  2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May  met with EU officials early Friday morning following crucial overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Ruslan Kazakbayev ? China was ready to work with Kyrgyzstan to enhance political mutual trust  expand personnel exchanges  push forward pragmatic cooperation and strengthen coordination within the framework of the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)  he said.
 Kazakbayev said the new government valued the traditional friendship with China and would recognize all the bilateral treaties and legal documents signed by the former Kyrgyz administration.
 Kyrgyzstan was committed to cementing and deepening bilateral relations of good- neighborliness  friendship and cooperation  he said  adding the country would firmly support China on Taiwan and Tibet-related issues.
 He said Kyrgyzstan was willing to coordinate with China to crack down on the "three forces" of terrorism  separatism and extremism  to safeguard and promote regional peace  stability and development.
 He appreciated China's valuable support and selfless help for Kyrgyzstan  especially in April  when the country went through major political changes.

SOLUTION:
Positive