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 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ?  Addressing Khamenei in such a manner is unheard of in Iran where the supreme leader is the ultimate authority and has the final say on all strategic issues.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Robert Lighthizer ? “Staff are working at a pace that is unheard of (in trade negotiations) ... and any suggestion that we’re not operating beyond a normal pace is just flat wrong ” U.S. trade envoy Robert Lighthizer told reporters.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Todd Marbury ? Todd Marbury of upstate Ossining  is suing Lincoln Hall  the non-profit  he  worked for  in Manhattan federal court for allegedly allowing the boss to subject  him  to ridicule for years and then unjustly firing  him  in 2015.

SOLUTION:
Neutral