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 Doris Leuthard ? Swiss President Doris Leuthard and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker  attend a news conference in Bern  Switzerland  November 23  2017. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Brooks Goldade ?  The company  declined to provide more specific sales information.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Don Cooper ? âLet me sit down and get into a talkinâ position â  Cooper  said. âIâll talk to anybody about pitching  especially White Sox pitching.â

SOLUTION:
Neutral