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 Lance Armstrong is Positive .  In May  Armstrong's former teammate Floyd Landis shocked the cycling world by publicly accusing Armstrong and other team members of using performance-enhancing drugs and blood transfusions to gain an unfair advantage. Landis said that Armstrong -- the biggest name in the sport -- had encouraged the doping and that the team had sold its bikes to help finance an expensive doping program.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Benjamin Netanyahu is Negative . Former journalists at the Walla news site have attested to being pressured to refrain from negative reporting of  Netanyahu .  Netanyahu   who held the communications portfolio until last year  has not yet been named as a suspect in the case but is expected to be questioned. Filber has reportedly agreed to turn state witness against  Netanyahu  in return for a lesser sentence.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Deandre Ayton is Negative .  Ayton  shot 61 percent from the floor and was a force on the defensive end as well  finishing with 59 blocked shots to tie for seventh-most in conference history by a freshman.

SOLUTION:
no