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 Grant Dalton ?  Dalton  added that if Auckland was unable to complete preparations in time  the regatta would be moved to Italy  but it was not a warning shot to the government.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Shaun Johnson ? " Shaun 's contributions had a significant impact on keeping Northwestern prepared for any type of natural  technological  terrorism  or health crisis.  Shaun  worked closely with the campus community  as well as Evanston police and Evanston fire  to upgrade our emergency preparedness plans " Lewis said.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Frances Fitzgerald ? Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland Leo Varadkar speaks on stage during his opening address of the Fine Gael national party conference in Ballyconnell  Ireland November 10  2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

SOLUTION:
Negative