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 Steve McQueen ? As the licensee of Ford production records   he  tracks every vehicle identification number for more than 140 million cars  and  he  notes style and color trends of each era. In the 1960s  popular cars were avocado green  white and red. In the 1970s  automakers turned to browns  yellows and earthy colors. Now consumers lean toward silver  white and black. So Dark Highland Green will make a statement. It is a throwback color on a throwback car.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Putin ? No group has taken responsibility for the explosion. A spokesman for  Putin   Dmitry Peskov  would not say why authorities believed it to be terrorism  but said because the bomb was packed with shrapnel proved it "was a terrorist attack anyway." Investigators said the device contained 7 ounces of explosives.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Neal ?  Neal  also had a pair of handguns that were not registered to  him   Johnston said.

SOLUTION:
Neutral