TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence, 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 Vic Damone is Positive . Vic Damone  a pop crooner whose creamy baritone and heartthrob good looks propelled his success at the jukebox and on-screen in the post-World War II era  and for five decades more in nightclubs and concert halls  died Feb. 11 at a hospital in Miami Beach. He was 89.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael Botticelli is Negative . Neither  Botticelli  nor  his  office would go much further than that during the eight years of the Obama presidency. Had they done so  they would have incurred blowback from both parties in Congress and alienated drug prevention advocates who oppose marijuana use. More importantly  the controversy would likely have distracted from the more critical opioid epidemic. That crisis ended up driving home the argument for a public health approach to drug addiction.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Phillips is Neutral . It was clear that this was not a matter of  Phillips  refusing to do business with these men because they are gay.  He  offered to make them any cake they wanted  just not one designed for a same-sex wedding.

SOLUTION:
no