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 Roy Halladay ? Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay  was killed Tuesday when a small plane  he  was piloting crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida.  He  was 40 years old.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael Steele ?  Steele was considered an outsider because he wasn't part of the RNC's clubby environment. His brash style and unconventional ways irked establishment Republicans from the outset. Questions about his financial management of the RNC followed.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Chris Christie Trump ? Voters elected  Christie  to serve until Jan. 16  2018  but he checked out on Election Day 2013.

SOLUTION:
Neutral