TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Allen Iverson is Neutral . Coach Mike D'Antoni  in particular  was initially enthusiastic about the idea. Walsh had to be convinced. Yet they were so close to making the leap that  as of early Thursday evening  people close to the team were convinced that Iverson was on his way.
 Not surprisingly  there were concerns about Iverson's character. He left his last two teams  Memphis and Detroit  amid controversy. While renowned for his passion on the court  he is infamous for his poor work habits. As the Knicks dug further  they became increasingly concerned about off-court issues  and that concern influenced the final decision. Iverson's agent  Leon Rose  did not return messages on Friday.
 James L. Dolan  the Madison Square Garden chairman  was opposed to Iverson from the start  according to a person who was briefed on the deliberations  but indicated that he would not veto the move if Walsh and D'Antoni wanted to make it.
 The Knicks might have been Iverson's last  best hope to salvage his career and his reputation. Iverson  in turn  might have represented the Knicks' best hope for providing fans with a little excitement.
 "I'm always concerned about that " Walsh said of disappointing the fans. "But I don't think you can build a basketball team based on polls."

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Cyril Ramaphosa is Positive . JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africaâs finance ministry is set to spell out âtough decisionsâ in its 2018 budget on Wednesday to plug a revenue gap and narrow the deficit  providing an early look at  how new President Cyril Ramaphosa  plans to repair the ailing economy.
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba  whose position is uncertain now amid talk of an imminent reshuffle by  Ramaphosa   sent shock waves through financial markets last October when  he  announced the projected revenue shortfall and flagged weak growth estimates and rising government debt.
Though it remained to be seen whether Gigaba would be the one tabling the budget in parliament on Wednesday   his  spokesman indicated there was no stepping back from tough measures which have also been emphasized by  Ramaphosa .
In his maiden state of the nation address on Friday  a day after his election as president by parliament   Ramaphosa  also warned of tough decisions to reduce the fiscal deficit and stabilize debt after years of weak growth.
 Ramaphosa  took over after Zuma stepped down on orders of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) ending nine years of office plagued by corruption allegations and economic mismanagement.
FILE PHOTO: Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba speaks to members of the media at Parliament before the State of the Nation Address by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town  February 16  2018. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File Photo

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Fadia is Positive . So once again  we put out the call to Syrian contacts around the U.S. And we found  a woman named Fadia .  She  was born and raised in Aleppo and came to the U.S. more than 30 years ago.  She  and  her  husband raised their children here.  She  asked that we not use  her  last name because  she  still has family in Aleppo and doesn't want them to get in trouble if the wrong person hears of  her  participation in this story.
But  her  family â they were our in.
So that's how it happened that one of Fadia's relatives walked in to Syrjeia by the public garden and said  "There's a radio show in New York that wants to talk to you."
A few weeks later  I was in  Fadia 's living room in the New York suburbs calling Imad Syrjeia on an app called Viber that the Syrian government can't track. Imad's father opened the restaurant in the 1970s and has since passed away.
At first  Imad was wary.  Fadia  explained  her  family's connection to  his  and reminded  him  of the person who had come into  his  store talking about a radio show in New York.  She  said it's just a show about food â nothing political.  He  said OK.
When I asked how  he  and the restaurant were doing  Imad insisted everything was great. But  Fadia  said  he  would never dare say otherwise  in case the wrong person is listening.
" He  doesn't know you " she explains. " He  can't even say it to  me . I'm Syrian but  he  won't."
I don't speak Arabic. (Later on I had the recording of this conversation translated.) But just hearing Imad's voice coming out of the speaker in that moment was deeply moving. Knowing  his  voice was coming from a place that the news had told me was destroyed.
As  Fadia  and I said goodbye to him  he invited me to Syria.
"He will welcome you " said  Fadia  enthusiastically. "They're very generous. They welcome everybody!"

SOLUTION:
yes