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 Lighthizer ? “Staff are working at a pace that is unheard of (in trade negotiations) ... and any suggestion that we’re not operating beyond a normal pace is just flat wrong ” U.S. trade envoy Robert Lighthizer told reporters.
 Lighthizer  said Canada had “mentioned” the U.S. ruling during talks on Wednesday.
Asked whether the dispute could affect NAFTA talks   Lighthizer  told reporters: “I‘m not saying it doesn’t have an effect on relationships  it does  but not on this negotiation.”
 Lighthizer  said the United States would “hopefully” present draft text by the next round on the thorny issue of rules of origin  which outlines how much of a product needs to originate in a NAFTA country  and on a dispute settlement mechanism.
 Lighthizer  said the U.S. decision on Bombardier still had several stages to go through before it was finalized.
“There are several more stages  we don’t even know whether it is going to be successful  and in addition there are off-ramps in the litigation ”  he  said. “It’s too early to tell.”
 Freeland  has suggested that Canada could walk away from the NAFTA talks over the so-called Chapter 19 dispute mechanism  under which binational panels make binding decisions on complaints about illegal subsidies and dumping. The United States has frequently lost such cases.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity George W Bush ? A source close to the Vatican said that Mr Bush was the most "Catholic-minded" president since John F Kennedy , who famously played down his Catholicism . 
George W Bush and Pope Benedict XVI have held an intimate meeting in Rome as rumours mounted in Italy that the president may follow in Tony Blair 's footsteps and convert to Catholicism . 
However , George William Rutler , a New York-based priest who is close to the president , was quoted by the Washington Post earlier this year saying that Mr Bush "is not unaware of how evangelism , by comparison with Catholicism , may seem more limited both theologically and historically" . 
The usual protocol for heads-of-state is a meeting in the pope 's library in the Apostolic Palace , but a spokesman for the Vatican said Benedict wanted to reward Mr Bush for the "warmth" of his reception at the White House earlier this year . 
The two men have grown increasingly close in the past two years , and Mr Bush was overheard whispering : "What an honour , what an honour , what an honour !" 
Mr Bush appointed the Catholic judges Samuel Alito and John Roberts to the Supreme Court . 
Mr Bush belongs to a Methodist church in Texas and prays at an Episcopal church in Washington . 
However , it is thought unlikely that Mr Bush would convert until after he has left office . 
However , Mr Bush did not , as expected , kneel in prayer before the Grotto of the Madonna of Lourdes . 
Mr Bush has filled the White House with Catholic speech-writers and consultants and is also thought to have asked a Catholic priest to bless the West Wing . 
Mr Bush prayed with Benedict in the Oval Office during the Papal visit to the US in April . 
Several Italian newspapers cited Vatican sources suggesting that Mr Bush may be prepared to convert . 
One source told Il Foglio , an authoritative newspaper , that "Anything is possible , especially for a born-again Christian such as Bush ." 
Mr Bush has spoken out against gay marriage , abortion and stem cell research .

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rob Gronkowski ? Rob Gronkowski  is giving retirement some serious thought  apparently. (Bill Wippert/Associated Press)
 New England Patriots  tight  end Rob Gronkowski  raised some eyebrows after  his team âs Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 4 by saying âIâm definitely going to look at my future  for sure â an apparent indication that  he  was mulling retirement after eight NFL seasons. But considering an injury history that stretches back to  his  time at Arizona  Gronkowskiâs comments probably shouldnât be all that surprising.
â  He  missed  his  entire junior season in college after having surgery to repair a bulging disk in  his  back.
â In January 2012   he  sprained  his  ankle in the AFC championship game against the Ravens  and had only two catches in New Englandâs second Super Bowl loss to the Giants.
â The next season â  his  third in the NFL â  he  broke  his  forearm while blocking on an extra point and missed five games.  He  then broke the same forearm in a postseason win over the Texans and missed New Englandâs next game  a loss to the Ravens.
â  He  played in only seven games in 2013  missing the first six after offseason surgery to repair a fractured vertebra and then the final three after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in  his  right knee and suffering a concussion on one play in a Dec. 8 game against the Browns.
â In 2015   he  missed one game after taking a hit to the knee against the Broncos.
â This past season   he  suffered a concussion in the AFC championship game and likely was not 100 percent for the Super Bowl.

SOLUTION:
Neutral