TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence 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 sentence 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 Reid ?  While the guts of the Senate and House bills are similar  Reid devised a new method of financing coverage  not found in any other major health bill. His proposal would significantly increase the Medicare payroll tax for high-income people.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Greta Gerwig ?  Gerwig   who acted in Allen's 2012 film  To Rome with Love  was asked if  she  regretted having worked with Allen in light of heightened concerns in Hollywood and elsewhere over sexual harassment and abuse. Allen's adopted daughter  Dylan  has accused him of sexually assaulting her when she was a child.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Andy Gloor ? âThere are a lot of cities that have two soccer teams â  Gloor  said. âNew York and Los Angeles have two MLS teams. They can co-exist in a city the size of Chicago.â

SOLUTION:
Positive