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 Rex Tillerson ?  Tillerson  said  he  was confident the sides would eventually get to the negotiating table and  he  wanted to know when that happened that the United States had âvery  very strong military options standing behind  me .â

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Chris Christie ? The prepared text of  his  remarks didn't show  him  invoking the name of  his  friend  President Donald Trump. But  he  called it an "honor" to chair the White House's opioid commission.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael Cognato ? After  his  arrest   he  was taken out of IS 93 and transferred to a central Education Department office for administrative duties. Meanwhile  Education Department officials began the process of taking  him  off the payroll.

SOLUTION:
Positive